Shifting of AIIMS to Bathinda is another injustice with Doaba region: Santokh Singh Chaudhary
Sunday, 05/07/2015
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Jalandhar : Terming the setting up of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Bathinda as ‘another injustice’ with the Doaba region, local MP Chaudhary Santokh Singh said that he would strongly rake up the issue in Parliament in the current session and party would not tolerate such a ‘step-motherly’ treatment to the people of Doaba.
As the Satellite Centre of PGI was already set up in Sangrur, an adjourning district of Bathinda, where was the need to set up AIIMS in the same area? Chaudhary quipped. It is a long-pending demand of the Doaba region for setting up the AIIMS in Doaba region, as it is deprived of such medical facilities, Chaudhary said adding that although the then Chief Minister Beant Singh had given the project of Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) to the region, but that too is ruined by the state government.
He said, “Conspicuously, saffron party BJP, which claims itself as champions of protecting the rights of urbanites, is silent on the issue and virtually bowed down in front of the collation party.” It is pertinent to mention here that Punjab Chief Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal said this here on Friday said. “The site for AIIMS in Bathinda was finalised two months ago.”
