Senior BJP Leader Sushil Modi Blames Bihar Government for Dengue Outbreak

GG News Bureau

Patna, 25th Oct. Senior BJP Leader Sushil Kumar Modi pointedly blamed the Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar on Monday for the dengue outbreak, which he said was “breaking all records” in the state.

His concern for the outbreak comes as the state’s vector-borne infection infection rate is inching closer to the 8,000-person threshold.

After touring the Dengue ward of Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), the largest government hospital in the state, the former deputy chief minister spoke with reporters here.

“Preventive steps should have been taken in August itself when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav were busy forming a new government,” said Sushil Modi, whose party got thrown out of power in the upheaval.

According to the state health society, 295 new cases were reported on Sunday, bringing the total number of people testing positive for dengue since January to 7871.

“The government never cared for fogging and anti-larval spray. Machines at hospitals are gathering dust. The deputy CM, who holds the health portfolio, never bothered to hold a review meeting of the department. The chief minister seems too busy pursuing his national ambitions,” the BJP leader alleged.

Notably, Yadav launched a state-wide intensive fogging and anti-larval spraying drive last week, as part of which he flagged off hundreds of four-wheelers and motorcycles in the capital city.

Surprising inspections of Dengue wards at government hospitals preceded this. He appeared dissatisfied with the state of affairs at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, the city’s second largest public healthcare facility, and ordered the superintendent’s suspension, angering doctors but winning applause from the general public.

Meanwhile, following the BJP leader’s departure, PMCH Superintendent Indra Bhushan Thakur told reporters, “I don’t know what is being said but there is no laxity at the hospital which is geared up not just for Dengue but also meeting exigencies that may arise during Diwali and Chhath festivities”.