Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 1: J&K Pradesh Congress Committee senior leaders today expressed grave concern over the worrisome situation due to steep rise in number of cases and casualties besides lack of adequate facilities in the entire country including J&K.
Senior leaders and vice president of JKPCC, Raman Bhalla and Ravinder Sharma chief spokesperson JKPCC expressed shock over loss of precious lives allegedly due to lack adequate arrangements of oxygen and termed it very unfortunate situation, after more than a year to make necessary arrangements to deal with COVID.
As the reports of shortcomings in the health system including shortage of oxygen have been continuously pouring in leading to huge sufferings of the people, the senior Congress leaders have also made a special request to Govt to facilitating their visit to the hospitals to meet the attendants and the authorities to know the present situation.
The leaders expressed shock and anger over the loss of several precious lives, as over 289 persons have lost their lives during the month of April alone besides over 45 thousands COVID patients in J&K amongst over four lacs in the country. “The scenes of pain and agony of the suffering people are unbearable as the claims of the Government are hollow on many fronts and the people are not getting the due facilities including oxygen,” they alleged.
They demanded a probe into the lack of installation of all oxygen plants with in time frame in Jammu province, the mismanagement in the oxygen audit in GMC Jammu and numerous complaints of shortages of oxygen.
They have sought immediate steps to arrange for the adequate supply of oxygen and other medicines especially vaccine and other life saving drugs and vaccination at doorstep of entire population at the earliest without further delay.
The JKPCC leaders also appealed to the people including different social, religious and business organizations to pool together their efforts to educate and save the common people and check the spread of the deadly disease.