Akhilesh questions efficacy of Team-11
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav questioned the efficacy of Team-11 set up by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Questioning the detention of members of Tablighi Jamaat who attended the Nizamuddin markaz meet in Delhi, the SP chief said, “We hear only about the spate of meetings of Team-11 but nothing is known about results of the meeting. Team-11 should find out why the foreign Jamaat members were given visa to travel to India.”
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Akhilesh said that the team should also look into the number of tests for detecting possible COVID-19 patients and also the plight of people affected by the lockdown.
The SP chief alleged that due to the fear of coronavirus, there was negligence in treatment of common people. He said that while providing personal protective equipment to medics, the government should ensure that medical staff do not ignore any patient due to fear of contacting coronavirus.
Akhilesh said, “It is sad that a doctor in Kanpur had to lose his son due to unavailability of ambulance and stretcher and other medical equipment help at LLR Hospital.”
The former chief minister of UP said the state government should focus its attention on efficient management of quarantine centres.
He said the shortage of sanitiser, masks and sanitation in Azamgarh medical college had added to the vulnerability of patients, doctors and paramedics.
He also demanded an objective review of the relief fund for COVID-19 and regular review of government funds.
The SP chief alleged that the supply chain of essential commodities in Kanpur had collapsed due to lockdown, adding to the woes of the common man already suffering from job losses and economic slowdown.
He claimed that basics like milk and bread were not available in Kanpur, while the poor were suffering due to the shortage of medicines.
Extending his support to measures taken by the Yogi Adityanath government to contain the virus spread, Akhilesh said, “I have no objection to the lockdown but the manner of its enforcement should be humane and it should not cause agony to the common man.”
