Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced six guarantees in the healthcare sector for Punjab if the party came to power in the state after the next Assembly elections.
Kejriwal announced that every person of Punjab would get free treatment, medicines, and operations in the State. “No one will be deprived of healthcare services and everyone in Punjab will be issued a health card on which all information will be completely digital. Further, 16,000 Pind and ward clinics will be established all over Punjab on the lines of Mohalla Clinics,” he said.
The Delhi Chief Minister added that the healthcare system of Punjab will be revamped, made world class like Delhi and new hospitals will be developed on a large scale. He further said that road accident victims will be given free treatment irrespective of the hospital and cost of treatment; and every person will get quality treatment completely free in Punjab and will not need to rush to private hospitals for good treatment.
Talking about the dooming political crisis of Punjab, he said that there is no sign of power or government in Punjab today while everyone in Congress is busy fighting over the CM seat. He stressed upon the fact that AAP is the only hope in the state now.
The AAP National Convenor also took a dig at the ongoing political crisis in the state, saying that the people of Punjab showed a lot of hope in the Congress and brought them into power five years ago but got disappointed.
“We are putting in day and night to make a plan to bring prosperity to Punjab. We are now at a juncture where everyone believes in and supports the Aam Aadmi Party. Everyone in Punjab is saying AAP will form the next government. We are working on an elaborate plan to list out the things we will do after coming into power in Punjab,” he added.
“Every citizen of Punjab will get free treatment of the quality that private hospitals provide. Medicines will be provided at the hospital itself. We will ensure machines in hospitals will function at full capacity,” he said.
“In Delhi, we brought forth a ‘Farishtey’ scheme to make sure anyone who suffers from a road accident can be saved. In this scheme, anyone can take a road accident victim and get them admitted to any hospital and they will be given free treatment. It does not matter how expensive the hospital is or how expensive the treatment is, the person will be given free treatment and their life will be saved. The same will be done in Punjab,” he said.