Belagavi: Bad road conditions force family to carry mother, newborn on shoulders to reach ambulance
Belagavi: In a disturbing reminder of rural infrastructure gaps, a woman who had just given birth and her newborn were carried on shoulders for 1.5 km after an ambulance failed to reach their home in Adahallatti village, Belagavi district, due to completely damaged roads.
Shilpa, wife of Bheemashankar Naik, went into labour on Friday. Before any arrangements could be made to shift her to a hospital, she delivered the baby at home. The family immediately called the 108 ambulance service for urgent medical care, as reported by The New Indian Express on Tuesday.
However, the ambulance driver informed them that the vehicle could not navigate the broken road leading to their house. With no alternative, Shilpa and her baby were carried by family members through difficult terrain until they reached the ambulance parked 1.5 km away.
Fortunately, both mother and child were safely admitted to a hospital and are reported to be in good health.
The incident has sparked anger among local residents, who accused authorities of gross negligence. Villagers claimed that although funds had been sanctioned for road repairs, no work had been carried out. They have now demanded immediate intervention from the district administration to address the issue.
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PM Modi, myself don't have 'wife issue': Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi (PTI): In a friendly banter, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he didn’t have "the wife issue", as the Congress MP emphasised that everyone has learnt from women in their lives.
Participating in a debate in the Lok Sabha on the three bills introduced for amendments to the women's quota law and setting up a delimitation commission, Gandhi said women are a driving force in the national imagination and national perspective.
"All of us in this room have been influenced, taught, and have learnt a lot from women in our lives – from mothers, sisters, wives," Gandhi said.
"Of course, the prime minister and myself don't have the wife issue, so we don't get that input, but we have our mothers and sisters," he said while referring to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju's light-hearted remark that he got a scolding at home as he did not pen a poem for his wife like Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal did.
Gandhi also lauded his sister and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi's speech in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
"Yesterday, I was watching my sister achieve in five minutes what I have not been able to do in 20 years of my political career – make Amit Shah Ji smile," Gandhi said to peals of laughter.
