Union Minister of State for Labour Santosh Gangwar had on May 6 written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath, flagging shortages in ...
Union Minister of State for Labour Santosh Gangwar had on May 6 written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath, flagging shortages in oxygen supply and other concerns related to the coronavirus situation in his Lok Sabha constituency Bareilly, The Indian Express reported on Monday.
In response, Adityanath along with Gangwar visited Bareilly district on Saturday to review the Covid-19 situation. However, as the letter began to circulate on social media on Sunday, Bareilly Chief Medical Officer Sudhir Kumar Garg issued fresh instructions to health officials to be mindful of the problems that the Union minister flagged.
Apart from paucity of oxygen, Gangwar, in his letter, had also mentioned black-marketing of medical equipment like ventilators and delay in admission of coronavirus patients in hospitals. He added that key health officials in Bareilly do not respond to phone calls. Gangwar urged Adityanath to fix the rates of medical equipment and put in place a system, so that patients do not face problems to get admitted.
The Union minister confirmed sending the letter, however adding, that “it was not to attack the government nor is it against the government”, The Indian Express reported.
Speaking to NDTV, Gangwar said that the matters he mentioned in the letter, were raised by citizens in his constituency. “I think the points they raised were valid...
