Punjab News

Tribune Information Service

Chandigarh, January 27

Chief of the Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday hit out at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led state authorities whereas stating that superficial and half-hearted measures wouldn’t be enough to make Punjab ‘Rangla’.

Whereas referring to numerous media reviews Bajwa mentioned it was a widely known reality within the state that government-run dispensaries, particularly within the rural areas and the Civil Hospitals, had been an image of absolute neglect. He mentioned sufferers and their attendants had been repeatedly demanding upgradation of those medical services.

Khaira objects to call

• Chairman of the All-India Kisan Congress Sukhpal Singh Khaira objected to the federal government naming the brand new clinics after the Aam Aadmi Social gathering
• Khaira requested CM Bhagwant Mann to vary the identify of Aam Aadmi Clinics to “authorities clinics”
• “Whether or not these clinics are actually serving any medical advantages to folks just isn’t sure, however they’re actually selling the Aam Aadmi Social gathering”, he mentioned

Bajwa additional mentioned, “Nonetheless, as a substitute of bettering and investing within the aforesaid shortcomings the Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) authorities is spending crores of rupees of the state exchequer to deck up these so-called mohalla clinics in order that they appear outwardly good in look. Actually, the Bhagwant Mann authorities ought to have fairly first cleaned up the muck and the rot that has set in these medical services through the years.”

Bajwa mentioned on the finish of the day, this effort of the AAP authorities merely seemed like a ploy to achieve political mileage as a substitute of really doing one thing concrete to enhance the deteriorating well being companies. That’s why when a former well being secretary Ajoy Sharma had put his foot down and didn’t comply with launch ads value crores, which had been to be displayed everywhere in the nation, he was shunted out, he mentioned.