Bengal BJP Leaders Slam State Government's Over Dengue Crisis, Stage Protest Outside Assembly

In response to the escalating Dengue crisis, Bengal BJP leaders on Monday slammed the state government for their alleged inefficiency.

They also carried a protest outside the state Assembly, and took to the streets, demanding the enforcement of stringent measures to combat the surging Dengue cases statewide.

As of July 2023, West Bengal's Health Department sources report nearly eight fatalities and over 700 infections attributed to this mosquito-borne ailment. Regions notably affected include Birbhum, North 24 Parganas, Nadia, and Kolkata.

Leader of the Opposition and BJP MLA, Suvendu Adhikari, intensified criticism against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, asserting, "This constitutes a pandemic for West Bengal. No hospitalization, no kits, no treatment, nothing else. There are no estimates. CM Mamata Banerjee is demanding cooperation. We will cooperate but estimates need to be given. Where are the test kits?"

He rebuked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also oversees the state's Health and Family Welfare Department, for her absence of concrete action in tackling the escalating Dengue cases.

Furthermore, BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul accused the state Assembly Speaker of suppressing discussion on the mounting Dengue crisis.

"The Speaker of the house didn't allow us (BJP MLAs) to speak on Dengue cases or atrocities against women in West Bengal,” she criticized.

Paul also accused the ruling TMC of concealing pertinent information about Dengue cases in the state.

On the other hand, state BJP Chief Sukanta Majumdar took a hands-on approach on Sunday, July 30, conducting a cleanup drive in Kolkata's Maniktala constituency, laying blame on the Municipal Corporation for its inability to contain the outbreak.

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