NEW DELHI: Congress MP and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday evening visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi to meet patients awaiting treatment. During his visit, Gandhi interacted with the patients and listened to the problems they faced.
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“The burden of the disease, the biting cold and the insensitivity of the government – today I met patients and their families outside AIIMS who have come from all over seeking treatment,” Gandhi said in a Hindi post on Instagram.
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“On their way to receive treatment, they are forced to sleep on roads, sidewalks and subways, keeping a flame of hope burning amid the cold ground, hunger and discomfort,” Gandhi said.
“Both the central and Delhi governments have completely failed to fulfill their responsibility towards the public,” he said.
Govind Lal, a patient at AIIMS, said, “He asked me about my stay here. He also asked me about my daughters’ treatment.”
Another patient, Pawan Kumar, said, “He asked me for my phone number and said his team would contact me and help me as much as possible.” Kumar added, “My daughter is 13 years old and is a blood cancer patient. We came here on December 3 and have not received proper treatment since then.”
Asha Devi, mother of the 13-year-old patient, said, “Rahul Gandhi promised to provide cash support for my daughter’s treatment.”
The Congress wrote in the burden of the illness of their loved ones are forced to sleep on the sidewalks and in the subway in this cold.