Nurse is in critical condition after losing her grip and tumbling from the roof of a hospital onto concrete during a staged protest for better pay in India Nurses protest on top of Rajindra Hospital in India and throw themselves off Screaming is heard as one nurse slips and misses the net, falling onto concrete Police officials are seen rushing towards the hospital door to help critical womanBy Sophie Law For Mailonline Published: 09:16 GMT, 1 March 2019 | Updated: 09:25 GMT, 1 March 2019 Viewcomments Harrowing footage shows a nurse losing her grip and falling from the roof of a hospital onto concrete during a protest. The shocking clip shows nurses standing on top off Rajindra Hospital in Patiala in north India’s Punjab state. A crowd gathers below holding a net as one women throws herself off the building in protest for better pay. A nurse thorws herself off the roof of Rajindra Hospital in Patiala in north India’s Punjab state during a protest over better pay A crowd gathers below holding a net as one women throws herself off the building during the staged demonstration Screaming can be heard as the woman falls through the air and lands in the net below. A second nurse stands on the roof but appears to have second thoughts as she tries to sit down and hang off the edge off the building with her hands. But she appears to lose her grip and tumbles through the air onto the concrete below. Wailing and crying can be heard as protesters holding the nets rush to attend to the woman after she lands on the ground. According to local reports, the woman missed the net and is in critical condition in hospital. Police officials are also seen rushing towards the hospital door. A second woman stands on the roof but appears to have second thoughts as she tries to sit down and hang off the edge off the building with her hands The women were identified as Karamjit Kaur Aulakh, 37, president of Punjab contractual and ancillary staff union and Baljit Kaur Khalsa, 35, and were protesting for better pay, according to reports. According to local reports, the nurses had previously protested in similar incidents have taken place in the past too. In 2016 Aulakh had jumped in the Bhakhra canal over similar demands. The same year, nurses had also staged a demonstration and blocked the city’s Sangrur Road. Police officials are also seen rushing towards the hospital door Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility