CPI(M) blames Himachal government’s ‘reckless behaviour’ for rising Covid-19 cases

The party has called for ‘concrete strategy’ to fight coronavirus in the state

Communist Party of India (Marxist) has accused the BJP-led state government of recklessly handling the Covid-19 cases and demanded an unbiased investigation regarding this matter.

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Party leaders have also demanded the state government publicise and issue white paper of purchases made under the Disaster Management Act in the name of Covid-19

CPI(M) leader Sanjay Chauhan said that two coronavirus patients were referred to Shimla from Solan even when a private hospital Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital has been been made a Covid-19 dedicated hospital in Solan.

He said that another Covid-19 dedicated hospital Deen Dayal Upadhaya (DDU) Shimla does not have enough ventilators, ECG, lab and other facilities and because of this, a coronavirus patient was referred to IGMC, Shimla when his health deteriorated.

He said that his party has been demanding the state government to come up with a concrete strategy to battle coronavirus but the government has failed to take effective steps.

“At least 68 days have passed since the lockdown and a statewide curfew was imposed but Covid-19 cases are increasing rapidly and carelessness in treatment of these patients has exposed the government’s poor arrangements,” said Sanjay.

CPI(M) has also demanded an unbiased investigation by a sitting judge of the high court of all the scams and into poor arrangements by the state government.