Jana Sena Party President K. Pawan Kalyan on Monday dared Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to press the button to initiate measures to prevent the deaths of tribal women while being carried on ‘dolis’ (makeshift stretcher) to hospitals in the tribal pockets in Andhra Pradesh.
A week ago, a 22-year-old tribal pregnant woman died while being shifted to a government hospital on a doli, in the absence of motorable roads, in the Alluri Sitharama Raju district.
Addressing the gathering here in West Godavari district as part of his Varahi Yatra, Mr. Pawan Kalyan said, “There are a few key issues for which Mr. Jagan did not press the button to initiate any action till date. They include the rising number of deaths of tribal women while being carried on dolis, the commissioning of the Polavaram irrigation project, and the completion of the Kotipalli-Narsapuram railway line.”
