LUCKNOW: Expressing his gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching Pradhan Mantri Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana (PMASBY) worth Rs 64,180 crore and inaugurating the nine medical colleges in the state, UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh on Monday said that the step will help people get affordable and accessible health services of high quality.
Singh also acknowledged chief minister Yogi Adityanath for initiating steps to provide one medical college in every district of the state and taking steps to reduce the death toll due to JE in the east UP.
At the same time, the state BJP president lashed out at the opposition for neglecting the medical services of the state, especially Purvanchal where scores of children died of Japanese encephalitis. Singh especially targeted the SP saying that the cost of nine medical colleges “was equal” to the amount spent on `Saifai Mahotsav’ and foreign travel of party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
He said that Congress and SP were not political parties, but family trusts’. “They let go of terrorists and compromise with them. These people are doing business by forming a party. In contrast, BJP workers work for nation building and welfare of the people,” he said.
