Delhi LG VK Saxena Criticizes Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj Over Doctor Shortage
New Delhi [India], August 4: Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena launched a strong criticism against Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj regarding the shortage of doctors in hospitals. Saxena stated that the appointments, postings, and transfers are decided by the National Capital Civil Service Authority (NCCSA), which is headed by the Chief Minister.
In an official statement, Saxena said, “10 years of misgovernance masqueraded by advertisements and propaganda has begun to implode. Now that the system is crumbling, Press Conference Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj is frantically searching for alibis.”
He further criticized the AAP’s health model, mentioning that the High Court had to intervene due to the poor state of GNCTD hospitals. A committee led by Dr. SK Sareen was appointed to improve the situation, but its report was not acted upon by Bharadwaj.
Saxena also pointed out issues like fraud in Mohalla clinics, no new hospitals in 10 years, and a significant increase in hospital construction tenders. He emphasized that any service matter, including appointments and transfers, is decided by the NCCSA and put up to the LG.
“CM Arvind Kejriwal has not convened a single meeting of NCCSA for ages. Even when he was out on bail and authorized by the Supreme Court to do so. PC Minister Bharadwaj would have done well to bring these matters to his Boss, Arvind Kejriwal when he was out on bail and asked him to act, rather than writing fig leaf alibis to LG,” the statement added.
Earlier, Saurabh Bharadwaj said that LG VK Saxena did not give any order to recruit doctors despite his letters. Bharadwaj mentioned that he suggested recruiting doctors on a contractual basis due to the lengthy UPSC exam procedure, but no action was taken.
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Delhi LG -: LG stands for Lieutenant Governor. In Delhi, the Lieutenant Governor is a high-ranking official who represents the central government and has certain administrative powers.
VK Saxena -: VK Saxena is the current Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. He is responsible for overseeing the administration of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Health Minister -: The Health Minister is a government official responsible for public health and medical services. In this case, Saurabh Bharadwaj is the Health Minister of Delhi.
Saurabh Bharadwaj -: Saurabh Bharadwaj is a politician from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and currently serves as the Health Minister of Delhi.
National Capital Civil Service Authority -: This is a body that oversees the appointments and transfers of civil servants in Delhi. It is headed by the Chief Minister of Delhi.
Chief Minister -: The Chief Minister is the head of the government in a state or union territory in India. In Delhi, the Chief Minister is Arvind Kejriwal.
AAP government -: AAP stands for Aam Aadmi Party, a political party in India. The AAP government refers to the administration led by this party in Delhi.
Mohalla clinics -: Mohalla clinics are small neighborhood clinics set up by the Delhi government to provide basic healthcare services to people close to their homes.
Misgovernance -: Misgovernance means poor or bad management of public affairs. In this context, it refers to the alleged poor handling of healthcare services by the AAP government.
