In view of the exponential surge in Covid-19 cases, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Shoaib Iqbal on Friday demanded imposition of President's rule in Delhi.
AAP MLA from Matia Mahal, who had left Congress and contested the Delhi Assembly polls last year on AAP ticket, claimed that neither him nor the Government is able to offer any help to the people affected by the second wave of Covid-19.
In a video message released by the MLA, he said, “I feel embarrassed being an MLA since I cannot be of use to anyone, our Government is unable to stand with the people. Despite being a six-time MLA, there is no one to listen to (me) and I cannot contact anyone."
Iqbal urged the Delhi High Court to impose the President's rule in the national capital with immediate effect for three months. "Delhi is in a very bad situation, I request the Delhi High Court for imposition of President's rule in Delhi with immediate effect otherwise there will be dead bodies across the city," the AAP MLA said.
"I feel like crying, I have lost my sleep. People are desperate and unable to find medicines and oxygen. I cannot help even a friend who is in hospital without oxygen and medicines," he said.
Reacting to this, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said that shortage of hospital beds, medicines and oxygen has reached its peak and we fear that the health services in Delhi might collapse by the time Covid19 peaks around 8th May as anticipated by experts.
Gupta further said that the sentiments expressed by Iqbal accepting collapse of health infrastructure and demanding imposition of president rule in Delhi may have come from his mouth but few other ruling party MLAs too are likely to follow.
He demanded that a strict check be kept on those selling Covid19 medicines to control black of drugs and its use in hospitals too should checked.
The national capital on Thursday had recorded 395 deaths due to coronavirus, the highest since the pandemic began a year ago, and 24,235 cases with a positivity rate of 32.82 per cent, according to a bulletin issued by the city health department.
This was the eighth day in a row that Delhi had recorded over 300 deaths due to COVID-19.