Bihar BJP MP Rajeev Pratap Rudy and Jan Adhikar Party chief Pappu Yadav engaged in a struggle of phrases after a fleet of ambulances have been discovered mendacity unused on a bit of land belonging to the parliamentarian.
Yadav, a former MP, demanded to know why the ambulances — lined with tarpaulin and parked — have been mendacity unused at a time the state is battling a large rise in Covid-19 circumstances, News18 reported.
“There are over 30 ambulances here. There were more earlier but they have been moved. Overall close to 100 ambulances were parked here. We want to know why they were not being used… this is not about Rudyji or Pappu… this is about Bihar and the people of Bihar,” Yadav mentioned.
Rudy, who represents the Saran Lok Sabha seat, retorted saying the ambulances have been mendacity unused for need of drivers.
“There are not 60, 70 or 100 ambulances, but only 20. And they are not being used because we don’t have drivers. Pappu Yadav… you can take all the ambulances, but promise the people of Saran that you will find and employ drivers for all of them,” he mentioned.
Rudy on Thursday additionally wrote to the District Magistrate of Chhapra to ask for docs who can drive the ambulances.
Visuals confirmed Yadav eradicating the tarpaulin covers of a couple of ambulances at Rudy’s native village, Madhaura, in Saran.
‘MPLADS-2019’ was written on the ambulances. MPLADS is the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme. Under the scheme, a sum of Rs 5 crore is allotted to every MP yearly to develop his or her constituency. The scheme, nevertheless, was suspended by the central authorities since April final 12 months to divert funds to combating the pandemic.
Bihar reported over 13,000 new Covid circumstances and 62 deaths previously 24 hours.
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