AAP and Congress spar over Karnataka Health Minister’s ‘overhyped’ touch upon mohalla clinics
On the 4th of August, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao visited a Mohalla clinic in Panchsheel Park in Delhi. He was accompanied by Delhi’s Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj. The go to was introduced as reward of the Mohalla clinics by the media personnel. This was additionally echoed by Delhi’s Health Minister Bhardwaj and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Karnataka well being minister visits Delhi mohalla clinics. We welcome him and his group. We all need to be taught from one another. Delhi will even be taught from the nice work carried out by Karnataka govt. https://t.co/340dLAALnc
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) August 4, 2023
However, inside hours of his go to, Congress Minister Rao gave his verdict and termed the clinics “overhyped”. He even went one step forward and known as his expertise “disappointing” and claimed that Karnataka’s Namma clinic and plenty of different southern states have higher well being amenities than AAP’s Mohalla clinic.
Visited a Mohalla Clinic in Delhi with hardly any folks there.
Our Clinics in Karnataka have extra amenities together with a laboratory to do quick exams for sufferers.
I assume it’s overhyped and I got here again feeling dissatisfied. pic.twitter.com/z9VywnmB3z
— Dinesh Gundu Rao/ದಿನೇಶ್ ಗುಂಡೂರಾವ್ (@dineshgrao) August 4, 2023
Apparently, Rao’s go to to be taught the very best practices within the well being sphere from its alliance associate, AAP, has now paradoxically began to take a tol on the well being of the newly stitched ideologically amorphous I.N.D.I.A. bloc.
Rather than passing pleasantries, the Congress Minister’s open show of “disappointment” and criticism of their alliance associate’s flagship programme, Mohalla Clinic, initiated a heated alternate, allegations, and counter-allegations in opposition to one another.
Congress’ Delhi Unit launches an assault in opposition to AAP
Now, the alternate of phrases over the well being division has escalated additional with Congress’ Delhi Unit launching a full frontal assault on the Aam Aadmi Party.
On the fifth of August, Delhi Congress’ Senior chief Sandeep Dikshit took to X (previously Twitter) to accuse AAP, an alliance associate in I.N.D.I.A., of indulging in rampant corruption and giving misgovernance to the state in each facet. He additionally expressed his need that it could have been nice if the Congress get together’s senior Karnataka Minister had visited them as effectively. He added that in that case, he would have uncovered the actual reality of AAP which Rao might have conveyed to these Congress members who’re all-praise for Arvind Kejriwal.
Son of former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit, Sandeep Dikshit wrote, “Wish you (Dinesh Gundu Rao) would have met us also. Wud have shown the real truth of Arvind Kejriwal’s edu, health, finance, environment, water, roads, buses, infra, and rampant corruption. Perhaps you could have conveyed this to his new drum beaters in INC.”
Wish you’d met us additionally @dineshgrao – wud have proven actual reality of @ArvindKejriwal edu, well being, finance, surroundings, water, roads, buses, infra, rampant corruption …….
Perhaps you might have conveyed this to his new drum beaters in @INCIndia https://t.co/90EMixgrHz
— Sandeep Dikshit (@_SandeepDikshit) August 5, 2023
AAP accuses Congress Minister of spreading falsehoods following a mysterious cellphone name
Earlier, the AAP had hit again at Congress Minister Rao for his alleged U-turn on the Mohalla clinic. They alleged that Rao had acquired a cellphone name after which he stormed out of the clinic and adjusted his stance afterwards. Claiming that solely Rao is aware of why he modified his stance.
In an announcement, AAP mentioned, “Dinesh Gundu Rao received a phone call. Following the call, he mentioned an important meeting and left the location. A while later, he tweeted criticising the Mohalla clinic. However, only Dinesh Rao can clarify why his statement changed from praising the Mohalla clinic to criticising it after the phone call.”
Additionally, AAP focused Congress for evaluating Mohalla clinics with Karnataka’s Namma clinic and known as the comparability “unjust”. Kejriwal-led AAP alleged that the Congress’ Namma Clinic, in actuality, is only a identify and it offers solely main remedy for some sicknesses like fever. It additional added that even this Namma clinic facility was initiated by the BJP authorities.
With Congress’ Delhi unit leaping into the fray, the matter appears to be removed from over and what gave the impression to be a PR of the Mohalla clinic is quick turning right into a catalysing cause for fissures within the simply stitched I.N.D.I.A. alliance.
