CBSE Class 7 Answered

Hakim Sheik was a member of the Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity (PBKMS). It was an organisation of agricultural labourers in West Bengal.

Hakim Sheik faced the following problem:

· While travelling, one evening, Hakim Sheik fell from a running train and suffered head injuries. 

· He needed immediate attention.

· However, when taken to a government hospital in Kolkata, he was refused admission as the hospital did not have a spare bed.

· Another hospital did not have the facility or the specialised doctors necessary for his treatment.

· After spending 14 hours in a critical state and being taken to eight different government hospitals, he still was not admitted.