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Dr K Laxman unhurt after gale blows dais away

Dr Laxman was not hurt in the incident, but two BJP workers received injuries and were shifted to the nearby hospital.

Hyderabad: TS BJP president Dr K. Laxman on Tuesday escaped unhurt when a tent erected on the dais for his programme at Bibinagar collapsed due to a sudden gust of wind.

Dr Laxman was taking part in a ‘Praja Panchayat’ at Bibinagar to highlight the “negligence of the state government in developing the NIMS branch at Bibinagar into AIIMS.

As soon as he started his speech, there was sudden change in the atmosphere with gusts of wind associated with rain, leading to the shamiana erected over the dais collapsing. Dr Laxman was not hurt in the incident, but two BJP workers received injuries and were shifted to the nearby hospital.

The BJP leader continued his speech, accusing state government of showing step motherly treatment in improving state run hospitals.

He said when Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan received treatment at Gandhi Hospital, how could it be proper for the Chief Minister to visit Delhi and get treatment for cataract in a private hospital.

Dr Laxman criticised the government for not completing the NIMS at Bibinagar in 2005 and said that till now, the hospital was offering treatment only to outpatients.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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