NEW DELHI: Congress MP and leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday night visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi to meet with patients awaiting treatment. During his visit, Gandhi interacted with the patients and listened to the problems they are facing.
“Burden of disease, biting cold, and government insensitivity – today I met patients and their families outside AIIMS who have come from far and wide in search of treatment,” Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on Instagram.
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“On their path to get treatment, they are forced to sleep on roads, footpaths and subways – just keeping a flame of hope burning amidst the cold ground, hunger, and inconveniences,” Gandhi said.
“Both the Central and Delhi governments have completely failed in fulfilling their responsibility towards the public,” he said.
Govind Lal, a patient at AIIMS, said, “He asked me about my stay here. He also asked about the treatment of my daughters.”
Another patient, Pawan Kumar, said, “He asked me for my phone number, and said that his team will contact me and help me as much as possible.” Kumar added, “My daughter is 13 years old and is a blood cancer patient. We arrived here on 3 December and there has not been proper treatment since then.”
Asha Devi, mother of the 13-year-old patient, said, “Rahul Gandhi promised to provide cash support for the treatment of my daughter.”
Congress wrote on X, stating, “Waiting for months for treatment, inconvenience and insensitivity of the government – this is the reality of Delhi AIIMS today. The situation is such that people who have come from far-off places bearing the burden of illness of their loved ones are forced to sleep on footpaths and subways in this cold.”
