The West Bengal BJP women's wing today took out a rally in the city protesting against the outbreak of dengue in the state and accused the state government of "not being" serious in tackling the crisis.
The toll in the vector borne disease in the state since January this year is 36, while more than 20,000 people have tested positive for the vector-borne disease, according to a senior health department official.
The rally at south Kolkata's Hazra More near Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence was led by BJP state Mahila Morcha president Locket Chatterjee, who demanded that the state government should take steps on an emergency basis to deal with the crisis.
"The state government has completely failed to tackle the outbreak of dengue in the state. The state government is trying to hush up the dengue cases. My question is why is the state, instead of providing better treatment facilities trying to hush up the matter," she said.
She said the state government and health department should ensure proper treatment and diagnosis of dengue patients.
West Bengal BJP earlier this week had staged a protest rally at Salt Lake area of North 24 Parganas district against the alleged failure of the state government to tackle the outbreak of the vector borne disease in the state and demanded immediate resignation of Banerjee from the post of state health minister.
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