New Delhi:
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi met the households of sufferers camped exterior All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday evening, lamenting the Centre and Delhi authorities’s insensitivity as they stayed on roads, footpaths and subways amid biting chilly.
“Burden of illness, biting chilly, and authorities insensitivity – right this moment I met sufferers and their households exterior AIIMS who’ve come from far and vast in quest of therapy. On their path to get therapy, they’re compelled to sleep on roads, footpaths and subways – simply holding a flame of hope burning amidst the chilly floor, starvation, and inconveniences,” Gandhi mentioned in a put up on social media.
He mentioned the Centre and Delhi governments have failed in fulfilling their duty in direction of the general public.
Pawan Kumar, whose 13-year-old daughter is a blood most cancers affected person at AIIMS, informed ANI that they arrived there on December 3 and nonetheless have not acquired correct therapy. “He (Rahul Gandhi) requested me for my telephone quantity, and mentioned that his crew will contact me and assist me as a lot as potential,” he mentioned. The lady’s mom mentioned the Congress MP promised money assist for her daughter’s therapy.
The Congress additionally mentioned in a put up on X mentioned that folks from far-off locations are compelled to reside in such adversity, which lays naked the “inconvenience and insensitivity of the federal government”.