LDF Walks Out of Keralam Assembly Alleging Medicine Shortage, Vacant Posts
Thousands of patients are struggling to get medicines as ministers blame procurement delays and opposition leaders accuse the government of downplaying the crisis.
- On Tuesday, the Opposition Left Democratic Front staged a walkout from the Kerala Legislative Assembly after heated exchanges over medicine shortages and alleged healthcare crises under the United Democratic Front government.
- CPM MLA K V Sumesh alleged the health sector was "on a ventilator," while Health Minister K Muraleedharan blamed the previous government for unpaid pharmaceutical dues and procurement delays during election codes.
- Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan cited shortages affecting 24 medicines and dismissal of more than 1,000 workers, contrasting these with the previous administration's completed purchase orders for 493 medicines.
- Muraleedharan maintained the situation was "under control," quipping the only shortage was a remedy for the Opposition's "ailment of having lost power," after Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan denied the adjournment motion.
- Vijayan alleged a "secret agenda" to favor private hospital networks, while the government stated procurement processes for the coming year have already commenced to resolve staffing and supply issues.
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Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said in the Assembly that the reason for the shortage of medicines in the state is the previous government's mismanagement. Various health sector
Keralam Assembly: Opposition, ruling front spar over health sector crisis
LDF stages walkout, alleges medicine shortages, arbitrary staff retrenchments and transfers, and cases of medical negligence; Health Minister K. Muraleedharan maintains that situation 'under control’
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Hindustan TimesLDF walks out of Keralam Assembly alleging medicine shortage, vacant posts
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 13 (PTI) The Keralam Assembly on Tuesday witnessed a heated exchange over alleged shortages of medicines and other problems in the health sector, including vacant posts, with the opposition LDF walking out after accusing the health minister of taking the issue “lightly.” The issue was raised through an adjournment motion notice submitted by […]
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LatestlyKeralam Assembly witnesses stormy scenes over medicine shortage; opposition walks out after adjournment motion denied
The Kerala Assembly witnessed heated exchanges on Tuesday after the opposition raised concerns over an alleged crisis in the state's healthcare sector, including medicine shortages, with Health Minister K Muraleedharan dismissing the allegations and blaming the previous government for the current situation.
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