BJP organizing free medical check up camps across State: Sethi

BJP vice president, Yudhvir Sethi during a press conference at Jammu on Friday.
BJP vice president, Yudhvir Sethi during a press conference at Jammu on Friday.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 7: In connection with Birth Centenary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Ji , and foundation day of the Bharatiya Janata Party, (BJP), the party  will organise free medical and health checkup camps in all three regions of the State. Purely humanitarian, the camps will house acclaimed and specialist doctors who will examine patients and also provide them with medicines.
This was stated by Yudhvir Sethi, BJP vice president in a press conference addressed at party headquarters here today.  He said now that BJP has planned free medical camps in Jammu , Srinagar and Ladakh it is expected that large number of patients will be provided medicare facilities. Avinash Rai Khanna national vice president and IRCS vice chairman has assured for full support from the Indian Red Cross Society to the Party in this regard, Sethi added.
He said that free aid and checkup facility at their doorstep from these medical camps will be held at district level wherein patients will be examined in cardiac, neurology and orthopaedic OPDs besides tests related to BP, Sugar, BMD & ECG will also be conducted. Technical support will be provided by Fortis Escort,Amritsar, he added.
He said the first camp will be held at Pandit Prem Nath Dogra Bhawan  Kachi Chawani Jammu on April 15.The BJP activists at district levels who have been roped in along with doctors and paramedical staff will provide all necessary help and assistance to the patients at respective places and ensure that poorest of people are given access to medical camps for their welfare and a healthy life, he added..
Sethi said besides other programmes and activities including social service functions, harmony meetings & seminars the BJP will try to reach out to commoners in most effective manner during foundation day celebrations. “Now that we are observing Foundation Day of the party we must know that as of 2016, BJP has become India’s largest political party’’. It’s because of relentless efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior party functionaries including State and Central leaders and workers that BJP has also become world’s largest party in terms of primary membership, He added.
Others who were present in press conference were Amit Bagotra,Assistant.Manager Fortis Hospital, Rajeev Verma, Dy. Manager and Vipin Shastri Ji, Member Hindi Advisory Board, Government of India.