Launch war against dengue, AAP urges govt

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 26

Blaming the ruling Congress for the dengue epidemic in the state, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday urged the government to abandon its lax attitude and launch a war against dengue.

Led by MLA Aman Arora, an delegation, including party’s Youth Wing (Punjab) president and MLA Meet Hayer and party spokesperson Neel Garg, called on Health Minister OP Soni.

Addressing the media at Punjab Bhavan after handing over the memorandum to the minister, Arora said dengue spread was rampant not only in Sunam-Sangrur but in the whole state.

Referring to the letter written to Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Soni regarding dengue, Arora said three members of the same family — grandfather, father and grandson — died of dengue in Longowal town of the Sunam constituency.

Arora said all government dispensaries and hospitals in the state were on ventilator due to lack of facilities and staff. Due to the poor quality of health services, people have to go to private hospitals for treatment, where patients were being financially exploited, he said, adding that the government had bowed to the private health mafia in the same way as it did during the Covid pandemic by allowing the private hospitals to “loot patients.”