Aam Aadmi Party

2023 - 1 - 28

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AAP chief Kejirwal asks people of Punjab for patience, says all ... (Telegraph India)

Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Mann launched 400 more 'Aam Aadmi' clinics in the state, calling the event here the fulfilment of another 'Kejriwal ki ...

Referring to the 2022 elections when the AAP won 92 of the 117 seats, Kejriwal said, "I feel that 2022 will be seen as a turning point in the history of Punjab's politics." We will make Punjab the number one state of the world in every sphere," he said. "Who is paying for it, the government or the AAP?" The Congress' Punjab unit chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said the AAP-led government was only renaming the already existing facilities as its purpose was more to gain "political mileage" than provide healthcare to the people. "We are changing the education system like we did in Delhi. We will give the best infrastructure to schools," he said. But they (the Centre) did not allow us to carry out many works," said Kejriwal. On law and order, Kejriwal accused previous regimes of giving political patronage to criminals. Kejriwal also heaped praise on Mann for the work being undertaken by his regime. Even if our minister or MLA indulges in corruption, he will not be spared." Kejriwal added that he was told that the government has regularised 15,000 contractual employees. But have some patience."

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Aam Aadmi Clinics: Renaming health centres named after Panj ... (Hindustan Times)

Renaming health centres named after Panj Pyaras (five beloved ones of Guru) as “Aam Aadmi Clinics” by the Aam Aadmi Party government has stirred a row as ...

This sacrilege, committed by Punjab CM dancing to the tunes of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal must be forcefully condemned and resisted,” said Badal. Meanwhile, AAP’s state chief spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang accused the opposition parties of false propaganda to mislead people. “Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government is warned to desist from playing with the religious sentiments of Sikhs for political gains,” said SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami.

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Congress hits out at Punjab govt over Aam Aadmi Clinics (Times of India)

CHANDIGARH: Slamming the Punjab government for converting existing health centres into Aam Aadmi Clinics, the Congress said the Bhagwant Mann-led disp.

Chairman, All India Kisan Congress, Sukhpal Singh Khaira raised an objection to naming the clinics after the ruling Aam Aadmi Party. The Punjab government on Friday inaugurated 400 more Aam Aadmi Clinics, taking the overall count of such facilities in the state to 500. Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring described Aam Aadmi Clinics as “old wine in a new bottle”.

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Aam Aadmi Clinics ploy to gain political mileage, claims Bajwa (The Tribune)

Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday hit out at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led state government while stating that superficial and ...

Bajwa further said, “However, instead of improving and investing in the aforesaid shortcomings the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government is spending crores of rupees of the state exchequer to deck up these so-called mohalla clinics so that they look outwardly good in appearance. That’s why when a former health secretary Ajoy Sharma had put his foot down and did not agree to release advertisements worth crores, which were to be displayed all over the country, he was shunted out, he said. He said patients and their attendants were continuously demanding upgradation of these medical facilities.

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Old wine in new bottle: Punjab Congress mocks Aam Aadmi clinics (India Today)

The Punjab Congress has mocked the Bhagwant Mann-led government for "renaming" existing health centres as Aam Aadmi clinics.

he asked, while asserting that the names of these clinics must be changed. "Who is paying for it, the government or the AAP?" Reacting to the opening of the clinics in Punjab, he pointed out that the state government was only renaming the already existing facilities in the state and naming these as "Aam Aadmi clinics," as its purpose was more to gain political mileage than to provide healthcare to the people.

KHAIRA OBJECTS TO NAMING GOVERNMENT CLINICS AFTER ... (Face2News)

President All India Kissan Congress and Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has raised strong objection to naming the government clinics in Punjab after the ...

He pointed out, the buildings housing these clinics are displayed with the Aam Aadmi name with the photograph of the Chief Minister. Khaira quoted the examples of the former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s picture getting removed from the government ambulances and also former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's pictures being removed from the national highways in 2004. In a statement, Khaira asked the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann that the name of the clinics should be changed to “government clinics” and not the “Aam Aadmi” clinic.

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5 scandals dogging AAP mohalla clinics in Punjab: 'Rs 30 cr for ... (ThePrint)

Arvind Kejriwal Friday launched 400 'Aam Aadmi' clinics in Amritsar, but some of the controversies surrounding these mohalla clinics have snowballed into ...

“Whether these clinics are really serving any medical benefits to people is not sure, but they are certainly promoting the AAP,” he observed, adding that these clinics look more like AAP offices than health facilities. Mann has done just that on 5 satellite hospitals named after 5 pyare during the tricentenary of birth of Khalsa in 1999 by Parkash S. The party said the Mann government had committed sacrilege in doing so. In the rural areas, doctors of only non-functional dispensaries were relocated. Dr Aslam Parvez, state president of the Rural Medical Services Association, told ThePrint that the AAP government seemed to be working on the premise that everybody in Punjab has a vehicle on which patients can be brought to mohalla clinics even if these are very far. “Can any Sikh impose his own photo or party’s name on images of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji or his beloved ones, panj pyare? Talking to ThePrint, Rural Medical Officers Association president Dr Deepinder Bhasin said that rural dispensaries were catering to about 10,000 people across villages and are within a reach of 1-5 km. “Also, the staff working under the mohalla clinic are dedicated entirely to the patients coming there. “However, we have recruited fresh clinical assistants for the mohalla clinics,” he added. “The fact is that already existing government clinics, including some of which are totally dilapidated, have been given a cosmetic make-over at inflated rates. Here is a lowdown on the top five controversies surrounding the opening of these clinics: He explained the big difference between PHC and the mohalla clinic is that every facility in a mohalla clinic, including OPD services, testing and medicines, are totally free of cost.

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AAP govt in Punjab throws open 400 clinics, but 'Aam Aadmi' in ... (Times of India)

The AAP government in Punjab on Friday threw open 400 Aam Aadmi Clinics (AACs) at a function attended by party supremo Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant.

Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring described Aam Aadmi Clinics as "old wine in a new bottle". Delhi, which gave this model to the country, took a long time to achieve this target," he said. "All this is happening at a time when hospitals in Punjab are facing a shortage of medicines and even syringes," he added. Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa, however, called the measures "superficial and half-hearted", which would not be sufficient to improve health services in Punjab. "We have already set the wheels in motion for this noble cause. Opposition leaders said it was the name of the incumbent party too and could not be used for government clinics.

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