At least eight people have died of dengue in West Bengal while 4,401 people have been infected till July 26, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday, expressing concern over the situation, as reported by news agency PTI. Speaking in the assembly, Banerjee said dengue cases are on the rise this year as panchayats are unable to control the situation because they are yet to form the boards after the elections.
Banerjee emphatically said that strict measures are being taken to tackle dengue and warned private hospitals of strict actions in case patients are denied treatment. The fight against dengue is being disrupted, she said, asking private hospitals to treat patients without caring about money. If a hospital refuses to accept the health card, its license will be revoked, she said.
Banerjee said most of the cases were being reported from North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts, as reported by PTI. Meanwhile, the BJP asked Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay to provide time for discussing the dengue issue in the House, and when it was rejected, they staged a walkout.
BJP MLAs demonstrated outside the House, claiming that the chief minister provided incorrect information on dengue and that at least 10 lakh people were infected in the state, PTI reported.
Pandemic For West Bengal, Says Suvendu Adhikari
West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari expressed concern over the dengue situation in the state and said that it is a "pandemic for West Bengal," as reported by the news agency ANI. He further said that there is no hospitalisation, no kits, no treatment and no estimates.
"This is a pandemic for West Bengal...No hospitalisation, no kits, no treatment, nothing else. There are no estimates. CM Mamata Banerjee is demanding cooperation. We will cooperate but estimates need to be given. Where are the test kits?," Adhikari said, as quoted by ANI.
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