Title - More facilities demanded at Railway Hospital

Ludhiana : Annoyed Railway employees and pensioners staged a protest outside the Railway Hospital today. They demanded more facilities at the Railway Hospital. A large number of the members of the All-India Retired Railway Men's Federation and Northern Railway Men's Union (NRMU) raised slogans against the Railway administration.While addressing the protesters, MS Gill, president, All-India Retired Railway Men's Federation, said the struggle would continue till the Railway administration responded to their demands.Paramjit Singh of NRMU said, "We will stage protests in all the subdivisions of Ferozepur division for our demands."The protesters are demanding the collaboration of the Railway Hospital with any private hospital for the on bill treatment of railway employees and their family members." Specialist doctors of all the diseases should be deputed at the hospital. At least, one ambulance should be available at the hospital. The medicines of all companies should be available at the chemist shop at the Railway Hospital," said Gill."The authorities should give fixed medical allowance to the employees deputed away from the subdivisional hospital," he added.Daljit Singh, divisional general secretary, NRMU, said, " If the Railway authorities will not respond to our demands, we would intensify our struggle".