Responding to a starred query by Bajwa, Health Minister Balbir Singh mentioned that 664 Aam Aadmi Clinics have been made operational within the state until date at a price of Rs 229.48 crore. He added that 664 new medical officers had been empanelled in these clinics and that “no health centre has been affected by the opening of Aam Aadmi clinics”.

On Bajwa’s question as to what number of ministers, MLAs and workplace bearers of AAP went to those clinics for therapy, the well being minister in a written reply mentioned, “The treatment is being provided to all the citizens of the state. However, specific information about the medical treatment offered to individuals affiliated with a particular party is currently not available.”

“All those sitting here get treatment from Aam Aadmi clinics. I also get my BP (blood pressure) checked,” Balbir mentioned on the ground of the House, advising Bajwa and Opposition leaders that “they should also get their BP and eyesight checked from these clinics. “80 lakh people have so far got treatment at these clinics. In Kenya, during an event on global health supply chain, where 85 countries participated, Punjab model was adjudged number one,” he added.

Referring to the statistics given out by the minister, Bajwa requested, “Out of 664, how many are in Qadian?”
As the well being minister sifted by the paperwork, Bajwa mentioned he “has not done his homework.” He mentioned if a minister was not ready to offer particulars, as per the usual and staple apply, there ought to be “marching orders”. Seeking quick reply, Bajwa additionally took a dig at very quick session and mentioned if time is sought to answer, such questions “get stale”.

The minister mentioned he had particulars of Gurdaspur district through which Qadian falls. He mentioned 35 Aam Aadmi clinics had been opened in Gurdaspur. He added that 70 different such clinics will probably be opened within the Kandi belt areas of districts of Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur and Pathankot.

As Bajwa alleged that present healthcare infrastructure in his constituency was in doldrums, the minister added, “I assure on the floor of House that doctors, staff, equipment and medicines would be made available. Before code of conduct for parliamentary elections, X-Ray machines and medicines would be made available.”

He requested the legislators to offer him the lists of the areas the place they need the clinics to be opened.

Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, who had collectively requested the starred query with Bajwa, mentioned, “There are 13,500 villages in Punjab. The remaining tenure of the government is of 1217 days. Even if you open one Mohalla clinic every day, you can at most open 1217 such clinics by the end of your tenure”.

Slamming AAP for pre-poll guarantees to open Mohalla clinics in every village and ward, Warring requested, “Is there a proposal to at least upgrade sub-division hospitals at a cost of Rs 2 crore each?”

The minister hit again at Warring asking if “in last 30 years, merely 164 such clinics were opened. We have at least made a good beginning”.