Srinagar, July 29 -- During a recent incident on July 23 at Srinagar's Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital allegations were made that due to medical negligence a patient lost his life and taking law into their own hands, the attendants of the deceased patient roughed up some doctors resulting into strong protests by the doctors resulting into the closure of certain sections of the hospital. Following the incident, the health department has ordered a probe and asked the probe panel to submit its report within 15 days.

The incident may be probed, the responsibilities may be fixed and suggestions may be made to eliminate the risk of any such incidents in the future but the point is what is the message that this incident conveys. Withou...