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LG speaks to PCC president, chief spokesperson to seek cooperation, suggestions | Mir suggests for early convening of all party meeting to discuss grim situation | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, May 10 : Lt Governor Manoj Sinha today spoke to the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President G A Mir and Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma to seek cooperation and suggestions for improving the facilities and more effectively dealing with covid situation. Welcoming the suo motu initiative of the LG Manoj Sinha to speak to opposition leaders and others to seek suggestions and cooperation to combat the grim Covid situation and JKPCC Chief urged him to convene and discuss the situation in the all party meeting through virtual mode at the earliest. He assured him that the Congress party would render all sorts of cooperation and suggestions as well as inputs to improve the facilities in order to minimise the sufferings of the people. In response to separate calls by the LG Manoj Sinha to the JKPCC President Mir in Srinagar and JKPCC Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, in Jammu, the party leaders shared the inputs about the prevailing situation and the hardships faced in availing health facilities and the areas of further improvement and upgradation to more effectively deal with the Covid wave. JKPCC Chief G A Mir suggested the LG for convening of the all party meeting through virtual mode to put forth the various inputs received with regards to the lack of facilities to deal with the grim situation and the steps needed to further upgrade the facilities to effectively face the challenge. Mir told the Lt Governor about the fear amongst the people about the shortage of facilities in the hospitals, especially the vaccine for all age groups and felt the need to immediately discuss the situation in all party meeting. The LG told him that he would be speaking to different political leaders and assured him to consider the suggestion shortly. Sharma took up the issue of high rate of casualties in the GMC and associated hospitals in Jammu and urged the LG to invite experts and also consult the number of experts including former Principals of GMCs and other senior doctors to improve the facilities and remove shortcomings. He said the doctors should be given all the required facilities to save the precious lives as the number of fully equipped beds in GMC are limited and the number of serious patients is going up every day. He also welcomed his direct communication with different shades of people to seek their suggestions and inputs to better deal with the situation. Sharma also apprised him about the heavy rush during the vaccination and testing and urged him to set up more vaccination centres away from the covid hospitals to save further spread of the Covid infections. He also took up the issue of non-availability of food arrangements for the attendants. The party also desired to share with him the detailed suggestions based on inputs from the public, attendants especially senior doctors and others. JKPCC Chief assured the LG that the party is ready to extend full cooperation to his efforts to improve the health facilities to deal with the situation which is very grim and there are shortcomings and shortages on various fronts and collective efforts and more channels of communication can lower the sufferings of the people and reduce the risk of higher casualties.
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