The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday launched a fierce demonstration against the BJP government over the systematic shutdown of Mohalla Clinics, calling it out for dismantling Delhi’s free healthcare network to benefit private hospitals.
Kapoor claimed that now, on the other hand, the Ayushman Arogya Mandirs that have been opened by the present government are providing all basic facilities, including diagnostics, doctors, and necessary medication.
The Jharkhand government’s decision to rename Atal Mohalla Clinics as Mother Teresa Clinics has triggered a sharp political controversy, with the opposition BJP accusing the Hemant Soren-led administration of promoting religious conversion under the guise of healthcare, while the ruling alliance has defended the move as a rightful tribute to one of the world’s most respected humanitarians.
During its Nyay Yatra, Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav flagged serious issues in the functioning of Mohalla clinics claiming that they lie in the state of ruin without doctors and nurses.
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj inaugurated two newly-built Mohalla Clinics in the Moti Nagar assembly constituency area on Tuesday increasing the number of such clinics across the city to 545.
There are allegations that Mohalla Clinics prescribed "fake tests" on "ghost patients" to benefit private labs.
During a review meeting with Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, PWD and Health Department officials said the construction work of most of the hospitals will be completed by the end of this year, whereas others will be completed by the mid 2023.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said free precaution doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be administered at 'Mohalla Clinics' as he appealed to all eligible citizens to get vaccinated.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday visited Delhi's government schools and Mohalla Clinics with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Saturday chaired a meeting of the BJP Legislature Party where the issues to be raised were discussed.
