New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the central government of “condemning” thousands of people to death due to poor health care system in the country.
He blamed the BJP-led NDA for the state of affairs in the public health care system and said ever since it came to power it has reduced the budget for the sector.
“The current government really does not care about health care in the country. That is a fact,” he said in a video message in the wake of the deaths of several children in various state-run hospitals.
Gandhi said there is a view in the government, in fact among people, particularly those affluent, that the Indian health care system can be run by private hospitals.
“This is simply a lie,” he said, adding, “in a country like India, where most people are poor, one simply cannot do without a public health care system. You simply cannot do away with public hospitals that are effective and efficient. This just will not work.”
“You are condemning thousands and thousands of people to death because you do not have a public health care system that works,” he said in the video message, posted on his official Twitter handle. (PTI)
