New Delhi [India], July 4, 2020: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the General Hospital facility at Leh, Indian Army on Saturday rubbished the “malicious and unsubstantiated accusations” doing round on social media and said that it is very much part of the General Hospital Complex.
“It is unfortunate that aspersions are being cast on how our brave Armed Forces are treated.
The Armed Forces give the best possible treatment to their personnel. It is clarified that the said facility is part of the Crisis Expansion capacity of 100 beds and is very much part of the General Hospital complex,” the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
It also stated that the COVID-19 protocol had necessitated some wards of the General Hospital to be converted into isolation facilities.
“Hence, this hall which otherwise was normally used as a Training Audio Video Hall was converted into a ward ever since the hospital was also designated as COVID treatment hospital,” it added.
The official statement also reiterated that the injured braves have been kept there since their arrival from Galwan to ensure quarantine from COVID areas.
The Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane and the Army Commander have also visited the injured braves in the same location, it said.
