'Common Man Dying, Milords Are Gods?': Netizens Irked As 5-Star Hotel Rooms Reserved For Delhi HC Judges, Officers

Taking a note of the development, the citizens criticised the Delhi government for prioritising officials and judges at a time when common man is dying on road due to shortage of medical facilities. Check how people reacted on social media - 

Covid crisis in Delhi (Representative Image)

Amid rising cases of novel Coronavirus which has lead to an acute shortage of oxygen tanks, beds and isolation centres in the national capital, the Delhi government has reserved 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel for setting up of a Covid Health facility for Justices and other judicial officers of the Delhi High Court and their families.

The Arvind Kejriwal-led government on Monday directed The Ashoka hotel to convert 100 rooms into Covid-19 care centres. The so-called five-star centre, to be managed by Primus Hospital, will give priority to Delhi high court judges and other judicial officers and their families.

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The order issued by Chanakyapuri sub-divisional magistrate Geeta Grover stated the following directions to the hotel for converting the premises to Covid care centre:

• Biomedical waste disposal will be the responsibility of the Hospital.
• The staff of the hotel shall be provided with all protective gear and given basic adequate training.
• Ambulance for the transfer facility will be provided by Primus Hospital.
• For any shortage of hotel staff, the same will be provided by the Hospital.
• All the services including rooms, housekeeping, disinfection & food for the patients, etc shall be provided by the hotel.
• The charges shall be collected by the hospital and the hospital shall make the payment to the hotel.
• The Primus Hospital may accommodate their doctors, nurses, and other paramedical staff at their own expense after deciding the rates mutually.

Taking a note of the development, the citizens criticised the Delhi government for prioritising officials and judges at a time when common man is dying on road due to shortage of medical facilities. Check how people reacted on social media - 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DelhiGovernment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#DelhiGovernment</a> has converted part of the Ashoka Hotel into a luxurious Covid facility for High Court Judges and their families. No beds/oxygen for common citizens &amp; a 5 star health infra for judges. Kudos <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@ArvindKejriwal</a> <a href="https://t.co/PIqLeCPDE5" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/PIqLeCPDE5</a></p>&mdash; Abishek Kaul (@kaul_abishek) <a href="https://twitter.com/kaul_abishek/status/1386718465390637059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>April 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s a bribe in daylight!<br><br>When common people are dying on road as they&#39;re not getting bed, Kejriwal allotted 100 rooms of 5 star Hotel Ashoka for Judges &amp; judicial staff of Delhi High Court<br><br>If the judges still have an iota of shame or conscience, they should refuse this offer <a href="https://t.co/lIBv9ULXhO" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/lIBv9ULXhO</a></p>&mdash; Abhishek Ranjan (@1abhimat) <a href="https://twitter.com/1abhimat/status/1386765602233020416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>April 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Why High Court Judges and their families get five star facilities when common man die on the roads? Milords are Gods?</p>&mdash; VM (@Vijay2Menon) <a href="https://twitter.com/Vijay2Menon/status/1386868134649372674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>April 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Why they are specially treated. They are just like other citizen if covid happens. Why special treatment, why not given to general public... make this facility open for public <a href="https://twitter.com/BDUTT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@BDUTT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/India_NHRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@India_NHRC</a><a href="https://twitter.com/aajtak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@aajtak</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/indiatvnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@indiatvnews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ravishndtv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@ravishndtv</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@ArvindKejriwal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ABPNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@ABPNews</a></p>&mdash; 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐉𝐄𝐄𝐕 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐀 (@sanjeev22sh) <a href="https://twitter.com/sanjeev22sh/status/1386754102416142336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>April 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">And the tax paying people that fund such arrangements will die on the roads - Well done !!!</p>&mdash; Harjiv Rekhi (@harjivrekhi) <a href="https://twitter.com/harjivrekhi/status/1386875245827543041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>April 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">why selective preference. yesterday same goverment was crying fr oxygen supply and people of delhi r still struggling for bed. infact doctors who r doing covid19 duty are not getting bed in the same hospital they work. if they same would been done for doctors every1 will protest</p>&mdash; dr prakash parida (@doctwwt) <a href="https://twitter.com/doctwwt/status/1386863327406526466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>April 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>