Sukhbir @7: SAD promises medical college in every district
Sukhbir @7 Episode 6: With the Punjab Assembly elections 2022 nearing, and the Election Commission extending its ban on political rallies and roadshows till February 11, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal has taken the virtual route to connect to the masses. To read in Punjabi, click here.
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On Tuesday PTC News bought Sukhbir Singh Badal in direct touch with voters and experts. In the show, the CM candidate of SAD discussed various challenges that Punjab is currently facing.
All the episodes of this show broadcasted so far have received an overwhelming response from the public.
The main theme of the last episode was 'Health Care' in which Dr. K.S. Kular, Eminent Barrier Trick Surgeon and Dr. Gurvinder Mohan, Professor and HOD, Sri Guru Ram Das Ji Medical College Amritsar were among the panellists.
Speaking on the issue Sukhbir Singh Badal said “Covid pandemic has taught the whole world that the medical system that exists today is not enough. You see, what we thought was complete (medical infrastructure), it took a virus to show that we were wrong. Especially in our province where the highest number of deaths were recorded. “
Sukhbir Singh Badal said that medicines were not available and even if they were one could buy them only in the black market. He said that there was an outcry in the world and oxygen cylinders were not available even from USA. Meanwhile, the senior Akali leader said that everything could be done later but the most important thing is hospitals because the treatments getting expensive, common man can hardly afford it.
Sharing his development policy, Sukhbir Singh Badal said that he wishes to open a medical college in all the districts of Punjab. He said that the biggest advantage of the medical college was that there would be study of every disease for which a doctor for every disease would also be available.
Replying to a query raised by Dr. Kular, Sukhbir Singh Badal said that the first ever 'Health Card' in the country was issued during the Akali Dal government in Punjab under 'Bhai Ghania Scheme' from which the Center had started the Lifetime Scheme.
Sukhbir Singh Badal said that Punjab needed to be transformed into a medical health and education tourism so that people from other states could come to Punjab for treatment and return home hearty and healthy.
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-PTC News
