SATURDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2026

‘MLAs treated in pvt hospitals, others forced to sleep on floors’

PORVORIM
Accusing the State government of having failed miserably in handling the Covid situation in Goa, Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte said VIPs were getting treated in private hospitals while the common man was forced to sleep on stretchers or the floor in health centres.

“The very fact that a growing number of Covid patients prefer home isolation indicates that people have lost faith in the State administration.”

“MLAs and other political leaders are getting treatment in private hospitals, while other Covid patients who get admitted in government hospitals are forced to sleep on stretchers or the floor for want of beds.”

“Further, there is no guarantee of good treatment in government hospitals and hence, people prefer to die at home rather than in government hospitals,” said Khaunte.

SHARE ON

Turn to traditional professions, don’t depend on govt jobs: MLA to youth

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Oct 6, 2020, 12:22 AM IST
SHARE ON
Turn to traditional professions, don’t depend on govt jobs: MLA to youth

PORVORIMAppealing to youth not to depend on government jobs, Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte has asked them to stand on their own feet by turning to traditional professions like farming and carpentry.The MLA was speaking at Socorro after inaugurating the harvesting machine purchased by him for the farmers of the village.Khaunte praised the youth for taking up farming activities after having lost their jobs due to the pandemic.“Farmers must keep aside their political differences…

READ MORE

Keep Reading — More from GOA NEWS

2 more related stories queued · tap to continue reading

Home HOME News GOA NEWS Global GLOBAL GOENKAR Search SEARCH