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AAP chief Durgesh Pathak accused the BJP-led civic physique of wilful negligence in admitting sufferers in the 150-bed Covid Care Centre at Balak Ram Hospital.
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- Last Updated:May 18, 2021, 23:25 IST
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The AAP and the BJP locked horns on Tuesday over admission of sufferers in COVID-19 care centres in the nationwide capital. AAP chief Durgesh Pathak accused the BJP-led civic physique of wilful negligence in admitting sufferers in the 150-bed Covid Care Centre at Balak Ram Hospital, whereas BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor rejected the cost and known as it an try and create confusion and tarnish the picture of municipal companies of Delhi (MCD).
Addressing a press convention, Pathak alleged that the MCD allotted 300-400 beds for COVID-19 sufferers out of a complete of 3,400 in its hospitals, and that many of them remained vacant. “AAP finds this a downright prison act by BJP-led MCD and a particularly unlucky resolution. AAP calls for that the BJP-led MCD should not lower the quantity of allotted Covid beds. Being unable to extend the beds is okay, however the lower is unacceptable, he stated.
BJP spokesperson Kapoor stated “we’ve got all the time maintained that Aam Aadmi Party spokespersons communicate solely to create confusion and Durgesh Pathak’s assertion on MCD hospital occupancy is yet one more try and create confusion and tarnish MCD’s picture.” “Durgesh Pathak should know new patient inflow into hospitals of Covid-19 patients has rapidly gone down…. This is the reason why hospital beds are vacant both in MCD & Delhi Government hospitals, he said. It is shameful that Aam Aadmi Party wants to play politics even in this sensitive time,” he added.
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