Congress observes ‘Bhagoda Diwas’, holds protests

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Congress observed ‘bhagoda diwas’ on Friday to protest against the alleged absence of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Congress observed ‘bhagoda diwas’ on Friday to protest against the alleged absence of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his

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ministers from the Capital, which is reeling under a chikungunya outbreak.

State unit chief Ajay Maken led a series of protests in all 70 constituencies.

He issued a chargesheet on the AAP government’s alleged failure to provide adequate health facilities to patients of the mosquito-borne diseases.

“It is extremely unfortunate that while Delhiites are facing an epidemic-like situation, the CM was campaigning in Punjab and later went to Bangalore. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia is holidaying in Finland and even the L-G was in the United States. Another state minister had gone to Chattisgarh while the health minister was in Goa. One of the BJP mayors is also on a foreign jaunt,” he said.

Maken demanded that Kejriwal and Sisodia return to the city and call an all-party meeting to resolve the crisis.

to deploy doctors and the army’s paramedical staff at Delhi hospitals and dispensaries, and provide free check up and treatment facilities immediately.