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Former CM Digvijay Singh Joins Congress Protest in Rewa, Demands Health Minister’s Resignation Over Hospital Deaths
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rewa
🗓 07 Sep 2026, 01:17 PM
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Digvijay Singh participated in a Congress sit‑in at Jaystambh Chowk, Rewa, calling for the health minister’s resignation after the death of postpartum patient Kalpana Mishra and her newborn at Sanjay Gandhi Hospital.
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh was seen at the Jaystambh Chowk in Rewa on Saturday, joining a Congress‑led dharna that has drawn attention to the state’s health administration. The former chief minister stood alongside party workers and local residents, holding placards that demanded the resignation of the state health minister.
The protest follows a tragic incident at Rewa’s Sanjay Gandhi Hospital where postpartum patient Kalpana Mishra and her newborn child died under circumstances that have raised serious questions about the quality of care. The deaths have already become a focal point of public debate, prompting calls for accountability.
Singh used the platform to question who is responsible for what he described as a “dilapidated” health system, urging the health minister to step down immediately. He framed the demand as a necessary step to restore public confidence in government health services.
While the health department has not issued an official response at the time of reporting, the protest underscores growing political pressure on the state government to address systemic shortcomings in medical facilities.
The protest follows a tragic incident at Rewa’s Sanjay Gandhi Hospital where postpartum patient Kalpana Mishra and her newborn child died under circumstances that have raised serious questions about the quality of care. The deaths have already become a focal point of public debate, prompting calls for accountability.
Singh used the platform to question who is responsible for what he described as a “dilapidated” health system, urging the health minister to step down immediately. He framed the demand as a necessary step to restore public confidence in government health services.
While the health department has not issued an official response at the time of reporting, the protest underscores growing political pressure on the state government to address systemic shortcomings in medical facilities.