Ambulances turned into 'bull-ance': Akhilesh as pregnant woman taken to hospital in bullock cart
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Hamirpur/Lucknow(PTI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav derided the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh on Monday after a video showed a pregnant woman in Hamirpur district being taken to hospital on a bullock cart through a muddy, waterlogged, unpaved road when an ambulance allegedly failed to reach her village.
He asked Uttar Pradesh's health minister to show concern for people's hardships beyond ceremonial appearances.
Sharing the video on X, Yadav accused the state government of "turning ambulances into bullock carts" and questioned its claims of development.
"Under the BJP's misrule, ambulances in Uttar Pradesh have turned into 'bull-ances'. Will a trillion-dollar economy run on bullock carts? The chief minister should look at the condition of roads and ambulances during his next field visit, or use Delhi's binoculars or drones if needed," he wrote in Hindi.
The incident occurred on Saturday in Parsadwa Dera Gau Ghat Chhani village, where the pregnant woman was taken about seven kilometres to the Sisolor Community Health Centre on a bullock cart by her 60-year-old father-in-law, Krishna Kumar Kevat, after an ambulance got stuck due to the muddy, unpaved road.
The journey through the swampy and uneven track took nearly three hours. Doctors informed the family that the delivery was still two days away and discharged her after primary treatment.
Locals said around 500 residents of the area face similar hardships every monsoon as the road turns into a muddy swamp, isolating them from nearby towns.
"In emergencies, we have no option but to carry patients on our shoulders or bullock carts," said social worker Arun Nishad, adding the villagers had staged a six-day protest in March last year, demanding a proper road.
The then sub-divisional magistrate had assured them that construction would begin after the Lok Sabha elections, but no work has started even after more than a year, he added.
Villagers claimed they have now appealed to the district administration and the local MLA to intervene and ensure the construction of a road connecting their village to the main road network.
Chief Development Officer of Parsadwa, Arun Kumar, said the panchayat had filled the path with mud before the monsoon as a precursor to laying a cement concrete road. "But it got damaged due to rain. Laying a concrete path will begin after the route dries up," he said.
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Man booked for duping 7 persons of Rs 91 lakh on promise of awarding govt works
Mumbai (PTI): The Mumbai police have registered a case against a man for allegedly duping seven persons of Rs 91 lakhs on the promise of awarding them works of different government departments, an official said on Tuesday.
The accused was identified as Satish Kadam, a resident of Nanded in Marathwada region, an official said.
A complaint was filed by Hanumant Vadje, who alleged that the accused cheated him and six others of around Rs 91 lakh by promising to give them various works of Urban Development and Social Justice Department, he said.
The fraud occurred between 2024 and 2026, with Kadam collecting money in cash and into his accounts, police said, adding he had returned some amount to them partially.
Multiple cheques issued by the accused bounced, prompting the victim to lodge a complaint at the Marine Drive police station. Based on the complaint, a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust was registered against him.
The case is under further investigation, the official said.
