Lucknow, Aug 20(UNI) Opposition Samajwadi Party members, on the opening day of the monsoon session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly here, on Thursday 'gheraoed' the state Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh over irregularities and lack of medical facilities in their districts for Covid 19 patients.
Mr Singh, however, assured all the members that he will personally look into their complaints and asked them to give their grievances in writing.
Later talking to media here, SP MLA from Kanpur Haji Irfan Solanki said that they caught hold of the Minister when he was entering the House.
"We had complained about the irregularities in his district leading to major spike in Covid cases in the state", he stated.
" I have asked the state health minister to visit Kanpur to inspect the health facilities there to know the truth," he said.
Several other opposition legislators also raised the issue of lack of proper health facilities for the Covid patients in their districts.
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