Kohima, October 02: The Nagaland Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr TM Lotha has today questioned the motives behind the filing of PIL in the Court by some individuals in the Nagaland Doctors Association (NDA).

He was speaking at the farewell function organized for the outgoing Director of Medical Services Dr Kepelhusie here at Directorate of Health and Medical Services today.

The Minister said a few individuals in the NDA filed PIL challenging the tripartite MoU of State Government, EHA and CMC, Vallore.

He said some people in the NDA did not fully understand about the tripartite MoU for running the affairs of the Dimapur Referral Hospital.

They continued to insist not to have outside agencies for running such Hospital in the State, knowing fully that the State alone would not be able to run such multipurpose hospital projects, the Minister pointed out.

"This means they don't want the State to have a medical college and nursing college," Dr Lotha asserted.

"Their actions indicate that they are trying to sabotage the novel venture and dream of the people of the State to have a Medical College and Nursing Collage of their own after 42 years of Statehood".

The Minister said the State Government had already spent about Rs 82 crore for the construction of the Dimapur Referral Hospital.

He further warned that if they delayed the process of running the Hospital for another 5 to 6 years by the actions of the few NDA people, whatever remained now would be collapsed.

He also wondered as to how the Drug Dealers and Medicine Distributors came in support of the PIL.

The entire episode looked "linked" between them, he alleged.

Asking why some NDA people should file PIL against the tripartite MoU instead of resolving whatever differences they had with the State Government, he appealed to medical professional in the Department to rethink about the matter and urge them not to allow some vested interest in the NDA to go against the wishes of the people in the State.

The Minister also expressed unhappiness on the failure to come understanding between the NDA and NMGA.

Urging the two to settle the differences as the matter was in their court now, the Minister said he was always ready to help for the development of the department.

Dr Lotha also lauded the outgoing Director Dr Kepelhusie for his uncompromising principle during his tenure as Director of the Medical Services Department in the State.

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