YSRCP president and former Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy met with those undergoing treatment for diarrhea and consoled the families of the deceased due to outbreak in Gurla village of Vizianagaram district, attributing the outbreak to the government’s failure to maintain proper sanitation, pointing out that water chlorination had not been carried out for the past five months.
Speaking to the media after the interaction in Gurla village, Jagan Mohan Reddy announced that the YSRCP would provide Rs 2 lakh in financial aid to each family of the deceased. He demanded that the government also disclose how much assistance it would provide to the affected families.
He criticized the government for minimizing the severity of the situation, noting that both the district collector and the Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan gave conflicting numbers regarding the death toll.
He accused the TDP government of trying to cover up the issue and stated that it was only after his tweet that the government responded to the crisis.
Jagan further highlighted the poor treatment conditions in Gurla, where patients were being treated in schools and lying on benches. He remarked that these schools, which had been improved under the “Nadu-Nedu” program during his governance, were now being used as makeshift hospitals, questioning what the situation would have been if these improvements had not been made.
He questioned why the critically ill patients had not been transferred to hospitals in nearby cities like Vizianagaram or Visakhapatnam, criticizing the government for its slow response and inaction.
Jagan said TDP is engaging in “diversion politics,” diverting attention from real issues by politicizing personal matters, including use of his mother and sister. He called on to stop amplifying personal matters for selfish purposes and focus on the real challenges the people are facing.
Jagan urged the government to stop its diversion tactics, focus on addressing the people’s problems, and act with responsibility. He called for a change in approach, asking the TDP to prioritize the needs and well-being of the people.
