Sebaashray: 10-yr-old boy gets critical surgery on his legs

Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary and MP from Diamond Harbour visited the Sebaashray 2 model camp in Metiabruz this afternoon.

The camp has been set up at No 4 Football ground in Akra Phatak.

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There was overwhelming response from the people of Metiabruz. He waved at them and went inside the camp. He talked to the visitors, doctors and the para medical staffs.

Anurag Pal, a 10-year-old boy had come to the Sebaashray 2 camp at Bishnupur. He had become wheel chair-bound. His left leg was affected after he had dengue. The doctors referred him to Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore. He underwent surgery and is now keeping well. Mr Banerjee had arranged Rs 6 lakh to meet the expense of the treatment.

Taking cue from the success of Sebaashray camps, which ended early 2025, Mr Banerjee introduced Sebaashray 2 camps in all the Assembly segments of Diamond Harbour.

The camps were held for seven days in all the Assembly segments, namely, Maheshtala, Budge Budge, Metiabruz, Falta, Satgachia, Bishnupur and Diamond Harbour.

Diagnostic tests are held and medicines are given free of cost. More than 75 people underwent cataract surgery. The patients were referred to the state-run or private hospitals. The USP of the camps was cleanliness.

Later, Abhishek posted in his X handle: “It was with a heavy heart that I met young Anurag Pal, a bright ten-year-old boy whose left leg was critically affected due to a severe dengue-related infection. When his anxious parents brought him to the Sebaashray 2 Medical Camp in Bishnupur, I could see in their eyes the crushing weight that only parents carry when they watch their child suffer. As a father myself, I felt their pain deeply.

“I am grateful to share that, with the support and swift coordination extended through Sebaashray, Anurag has successfully undergone a paediatric Ilizarov operation at Ganga Super Speciality Hospital, Coimbatore. He is currently under observation and is expected to be discharged within a week. I pray with all my heart that his recovery is steady and complete, and that very soon Anurag will once again walk, run, and embrace every moment of his childhood with joy and energy.

“To Anurag’s courageous parents, please know that you are not alone in this battle. To every family going through similar trials, WE STAND WITH YOU. This is the very least we can do, and yet, for me personally, it remains the most meaningful privilege. The privilege of standing beside our people in their hour of greatest need.”