Suvendu Adhikari Asks For Central Team To West Bengal As Cases Of Fever In Children Rise
NDTV
In a jibe at the administration, the BJP MLA from Nandigram said that officials seemed occupied with the by-election in Bhabanipur, where Mamata Banerjee is a contestant.
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday urged Union health ministry to rush a team of experts to the state amid reports that a large number of children in its northern districts are down with flu-like symptoms.
In a jibe at the administration, the BJP MLA from Nandigram also said that officials seemed occupied with the by-election in Bhabanipur, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is a contestant.
"WB administration seems to be occupied with Bhabanipur by election, as it's their priority. So I'd urge Hon'ble Union Health Minister @mansukhmandviya ji to immediately despatch a Central team of experts to WB, to assist & aid the WB Health Dept in order to save our children (sic)," he tweeted.
The former state minister, who joined the BJP last December, also urged the health secretary to take note of the disturbing news arriving from the northern districts, where hundreds of children have been admitted to hospitals with fever dysentery.
