Raipur. The opposition presented an adjournment motion and demanded a discussion in the House on the increasing cases of dengue, malaria and diarrhea. Speaker Dr. Raman Singh accepted the adjournment motion and allowed a discussion on this subject on Friday.
Leader of Opposition Dr. Charandas Mahant said that the condition of the entire state is very bad. There is no medicine in the hospitals. There is no arrangement for testing in government hospitals. People from poor families are suffering more from malaria and diarrhea. The poor are being told to get tested from private labs. Many patients have died.
Congress MLA Raghavendra Singh said that in my district alone more than five hundred people are suffering from diarrhea. Four people have died. Two people have died due to malaria and dengue. Patients are being sent back saying that there are no beds in hospitals. The situation is very frightening.
Congress MLA Daleshwar Sahu said that five people of the Baiga caste have died of diarrhea in Bodla block of Kabirdham district. BJP MLA Janak Dhruv said that people have also died of malaria in Mainpur. People of the Kamar Bhuiyan tribe live in this area. This area has diamond mines. Poor people from rich land live in this area. They are being referred from government hospitals for treatment.
Congress MLA Bhupesh Baghel said that cases of people suffering from dengue, malaria and diarrhea are coming from all over the state. People are dying due to this. Asandi said that this issue will be discussed in the House tomorrow.