MLA, a qualified MBBS graduate from the Regional Medical College, decided to carry out the operation when he heard that the surgeon was away on a training programme. A Mizoram MLA, exchanged his political duties with those of a surgeon for a woman who required an emergency procedure. A 35-year old woman was having severe abdominal pain and needed to be operated immediately. The woman’s stomach had a large perforation (hole) and if the operation had not been performed, she may have died. As the information reached Dr.
Beichhua, he left his political engagements and rushed to perform the surgery. The woman is reportedly fine now. The 52-year-old MLA cum doctor completed his medical degree in 1991 and was a general practitioner for about 20 years before entering politics. He has performed hundreds of operations during his career, but the last one was in December 2013. The officiating…
