‘We all have to fight Covid with courage’

I am busy like never before. In the current unprecedented health crisis, when everything is under lockdown, I, along with my supporters, am in the field to provide essentials including dry ration to needy people. Daily, two to three trucks are being released to the needy for distribution in the constituency and wherever need be, I personally visit the area to ensure that ration is distributed to the rightful people.

My office is open round the clock. If anybody approaches me for help, I am there for it. Not only in my constituency, I am attending calls coming from individuals from all over the holy city and from Punjab.

I have the portfolio of Medical Education and Research with me therefore during this time, my priority is to make sure every patient gets proper treatment in government hospitals, where isolation wards have been set up for quarantine of suspected patients. When pilgrims from Nanded Sahib arrived, I made sure proper arrangements were in place in the hospital and quarantine centres.

I am also attending video-conference meetings with Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and other Cabinet colleagues to solve whatever problems we are facing in dealing with this health crisis. The health crisis and subsequent curfew and lockdown period has been challenging and we all have to fight it with courage.

(As told to PK Jaiswar)