Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur government has targeted the cent per cent vaccination of eligible population on December 4 to make it a “mega show of BJP’s achievement” in Bilaspur that will be shown live on LED screens being installed in most districts and towns across the state to woo people ahead of the coming 2022 state elections.
BJP has combined the opening of the OPDS of All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Bilaspur with the "celebration of cent per cent vaccination of its eligible population" at Bilaspur, the home town of BJP chief Jagat Prakash Nadda to make this mega show as a game changer ahead of the coming polls”.
Along with the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Information and Broadcasting and Sports and Youth Affairs minister Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya would address the public meeting after the inauguration of the OPDs of AIIMS, Bilaspur(see photo), a baby of Nadda, on December 5.
The AIIMS Bilaspur started its first academic session from January 12, 2021, with a batch of 50 MBBS students. In May 2021, Dr. Vir Singh Negi joined as the first Executive Director of AIIMS Bilaspur. Prime Minister Narender Modi had laid the foundation stone of the institute on October 3, 2017.
This institute will provide tertiary health care services to the people of the state. In due course of time, the 750-beded hospital will have 15-20 super specialties when all the three phases will be complete.
BJP has sought to turn this “mega AIIMS Bilaspur event” into an engine of publicity of its good governance” as the institute has started within a short period of three years. The achievement of vaccination target has made Himachal as one of the leading states in India to do so.
The BJP seeks to erase its recent unceremonious debacle in the Bypolls from public memory as its rival Congress is trying to turn its recent victory into an anti-BJP wave ahead of the 2022 state assembly elections, said analysts.
Chief Minister on Thursday reviewed preparedness of the Bilaspur mega show and arrangements for its live telecast to public in towns all over the state, with the top officials. He also reviewed the preparedness of Himachal in view of detection of Omicron variant in India today and fresh guidelines and instructions issued by the Centre.
Jai Ram Thakur directed the officers to ensure that cent percent target of second dose of vaccination of eligible population must be achieved by December 4. Himachal Pradesh would achieve this unique distinction of cent percent vaccination of eligible population against the covid-19, he said.
He said out of the total 53.77 lakh eligible population till date the Government has achieved the target of vaccinating about 98 percent second dose of eligible population. This is possible due to the commitment and dedication of the doctors, para medical staff and other health workers, he said.
Chief Minister said that the Deputy Commissioners must ensure active participation of all the frontline workers in this event. LEDs will be installed in all the district headquarters to celebrate the event.
He said in Shimla districts LEDs would be installed at Shimla, Rohru, Chopal and Rampur, in Solan district at Solan and Nalagarh and in Sirmaur district at Nahan, Paonta Sahib, Shillai, Rajgarh and Sarahan. In Mandi district LEDs would be installed at Mandi, Karsog, Thunag, Sundernagar and Jogindernagar and in Kangra district at Dharamshala, Palampur, Nurpur and Dehra. Similarly, in Kullu district LEDs will be set up Kullu, Manali and Anni.
Jai Ram Thakur directed the officers to ensure proper arrangement of sittings and other facilities in these venues so that people do not face any inconvenience to see this mega event.
Attending the meeting with him was Chief Secretary Ram Subhag Singh, Additional Chief Secretary J.C. Sharma, Secretary Health Amitabh Avasthi, Deputy Commissioner Mandi Arindam Chaudhary, Mission Director, National Health Mission Hemraj Bhairwa, Director Information and Public Relations Harbans Singh Brascon. The DCs and CMOs joined the meeting virtually from their respective district offices.
(Kuldeep Chauhan is editor and administrator, HimbuMail, Voice of Himalayan people)
