LUDHIANA: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejrival On Thursday, it announced its second guarantee, promising free and better healthcare to the state’s voters. As part of his first guarantee, Kejriwal had announced “300 units of electricity free” and “24 hours electricity supply” for the people of the country. Punjab.
Making six promises of health guarantee to the people, he said free and better treatment would be available in all government hospitals in the state if his party wins the elections. He said at a press conference here that medicines, operations and tests would be free and health cards would be made for all citizens. He said that 16,000 Pind and Ward clinics would be opened on the lines of Mohalla clinics in Delhi.
He said that the condition of existing government hospitals would be improved and new bigger medical facilities would be opened. He said that the treatment of road accident victims would also be provided free of cost. “You go to any government hospital, primary health center or community health center in Punjab, you will not get any treatment there. There are no doctors, no medicines, no machines there. We are compelled to go to a private hospital… In Delhi also when we came to power seven years ago, the condition was bad. But we changed it there and will do it in Punjab too.”
“In Delhi, expensive medicines or injections are available free of cost in government hospitals. But even medicines are not available in hospitals in Punjab. He said that every citizen of Punjab would be given a health card which would contain all the health related information of that particular person. “Our Mohalla Clinics in Delhi are world famous. On the same lines, we will open 16,000 ‘Pind Clinics’ in all villages, wards and cities of Punjab.
To a question regarding funding for free health facilities, Kejriwal cited the example of how the Delhi government had saved money in the Wazirpur flyover project, which was built at a cost of Rs 350 crore, but spent only Rs 150 crore. were done. “We converted a deficit budget into a profit within four years in Delhi. Money is wasted due to corruption and loot. All we did was wipe out corruption and everything else happened after that,” he said.
Taking a jibe at the ruling Congress, Kejriwal said, “In this ongoing political instability in Punjab, there is a ray of hope in AAP, which is the only party that thinks about the people of the state and their problems.” He said that people have brought Congress party to power with great hope. “But today, we don’t see anything worth calling the government here… the government has been turned into a ‘tamasha’,”.
About the party’s CM face in Punjab, Kejriwal said, “The candidate will be a person that the whole of Punjab will be proud of.” He also denied any differences Bhagwant Mann On the Chief Minister’s issue, he said that he had left the entertainment industry where he was earning lakhs of rupees to serve the people of Punjab. He claimed that in AAP he only wants to serve the people and does not compete for posts.
For another question regarding the Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi Describing himself as a ‘common man’, Kejriwal replied, ‘When our first government was formed, I had sent 32 tainted officers to jail. Channi sahib should also find the courage and confidence to do the same and send tainted ministers and corrupt officials behind the bars.
On the issue of stubble burning, he said, “Farmers in Punjab are forced to burn it as the state governments have not been able to find any solution till date. Delhi government is spraying decomposer on farmers’ stubble and the same will be done in Punjab. .
The AAP convener was accompanied by the party’s Punjab president and in-charge of Punjab affairs, Bhagwant Mann. Jarnail Singh |, Co-Incharge Raghav Chadha, Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema and Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh.
Making six promises of health guarantee to the people, he said free and better treatment would be available in all government hospitals in the state if his party wins the elections. He said at a press conference here that medicines, operations and tests would be free and health cards would be made for all citizens. He said that 16,000 Pind and Ward clinics would be opened on the lines of Mohalla clinics in Delhi.
He said that the condition of existing government hospitals would be improved and new bigger medical facilities would be opened. He said that the treatment of road accident victims would also be provided free of cost. “You go to any government hospital, primary health center or community health center in Punjab, you will not get any treatment there. There are no doctors, no medicines, no machines there. We are compelled to go to a private hospital… In Delhi also when we came to power seven years ago, the condition was bad. But we changed it there and will do it in Punjab too.”
“In Delhi, expensive medicines or injections are available free of cost in government hospitals. But even medicines are not available in hospitals in Punjab. He said that every citizen of Punjab would be given a health card which would contain all the health related information of that particular person. “Our Mohalla Clinics in Delhi are world famous. On the same lines, we will open 16,000 ‘Pind Clinics’ in all villages, wards and cities of Punjab.
To a question regarding funding for free health facilities, Kejriwal cited the example of how the Delhi government had saved money in the Wazirpur flyover project, which was built at a cost of Rs 350 crore, but spent only Rs 150 crore. were done. “We converted a deficit budget into a profit within four years in Delhi. Money is wasted due to corruption and loot. All we did was wipe out corruption and everything else happened after that,” he said.
Taking a jibe at the ruling Congress, Kejriwal said, “In this ongoing political instability in Punjab, there is a ray of hope in AAP, which is the only party that thinks about the people of the state and their problems.” He said that people have brought Congress party to power with great hope. “But today, we don’t see anything worth calling the government here… the government has been turned into a ‘tamasha’,”.
About the party’s CM face in Punjab, Kejriwal said, “The candidate will be a person that the whole of Punjab will be proud of.” He also denied any differences Bhagwant Mann On the Chief Minister’s issue, he said that he had left the entertainment industry where he was earning lakhs of rupees to serve the people of Punjab. He claimed that in AAP he only wants to serve the people and does not compete for posts.
For another question regarding the Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi Describing himself as a ‘common man’, Kejriwal replied, ‘When our first government was formed, I had sent 32 tainted officers to jail. Channi sahib should also find the courage and confidence to do the same and send tainted ministers and corrupt officials behind the bars.
On the issue of stubble burning, he said, “Farmers in Punjab are forced to burn it as the state governments have not been able to find any solution till date. Delhi government is spraying decomposer on farmers’ stubble and the same will be done in Punjab. .
The AAP convener was accompanied by the party’s Punjab president and in-charge of Punjab affairs, Bhagwant Mann. Jarnail Singh |, Co-Incharge Raghav Chadha, Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema and Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh.
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