Ayodhya BJP Leader With Chest Pain Dies On Way To Hospital, Family Blames Barricades

The leader, BD Dwivedi, experienced chest pain and discomfort on Saturday morning, following which his wife and son tried to take him to Shriram Hospital in Ayodhya. 

Dwivedi's son alleged that they faced many hurdles crossing the barricades.

Source : PTI

Ayodhya News: A local BJP leader in Ayodhya died in his car when he was being rushed to a hospital by his family. The family members claimed they couldn't reach on time due to multiple barricades across the city.

The leader, BD Dwivedi, experienced chest pain and discomfort on Saturday morning, following which his wife and son tried to take him to Shriram Hospital in Ayodhya. 

Dwivedi's son alleged that they faced many hurdles crossing the barricades. "I would say that not reaching the hospital in time caused the death of my father on Saturday, as it took two hours for us to reach the hospital. We were not in a position to even wait for the ambulance, as ambulances were also taking one to two hours to reach us," he added.

Their vehicle was stopped at the Devkali barrier. The distressed family pleaded with the inspector and police officers present to open the barrier and also called the station in-charge and SSP, but their calls went unanswered.

Car Couldn't Reach Hospital Due To Barricades

After an hour and fifteen minutes, the barrier was opened but Dwivedi's vehicle couldn't proceed due to multiple barriers along the way. They attempted a final route through Ram Path but were blocked again.

The family then headed towards the district hospital in Faizabad. By then, two hours had passed and Dwivedi passed away en route, the family members and relatives said.

Ayodhya Mayor Girish Pati Tripathi, who attended Dwivedi's cremation on Sunday said efforts are being made to arrange ambulances at various spots to meet medical emergencies.

Diwakar Singh, the media in charge of BJP's Ayodhya unit, termed the incident "extremely painful".

"The administration is only focusing on the outsiders. Had Dr Dwivedi been able to reach the hospital in time, the family would have at least felt satisfied," Singh said.