The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged foul play in the Health department and the Health Minister denying permission to voluntary agencies to clean the premises of General Hospital (GH), Thiruvananthapuram, on October 2 as the programme was set to be inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan.
As part of the Swachh Bharat initiative of the Central government, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Aurobindo Cultural Society and Central Bureau of Communication had decided to take up the clean-up of the premises of ward 11 of the GH on Gandhi Jayanti.
In a statement here, the BJP district vice-president S. R. Rajeev said that a letter had been sent to the GH Superintendent on September 20, seeking permission for the cleanliness drive. Letters were also sent to the District Medical Office (DMO) and the Directorate of Health Services the very next day, seeking permission for the initiative. However, till September 27, 5 p.m. the letter seeking permission was not forwarded, the statement alleged.
