Jagan government’s apathy led to Eluru sickness, says TDP

Amaravati, Dec 6 : Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday alleged that the Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy state government’s apathy led to several people falling sick in Eluru town.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President slammed the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government for neglecting public health which led to over 150 people falling ill in Eluru in West Godavari district.
The Leader of Opposition claimed that the illness spread because of the supply of contaminated drinking water in the town. He expressed concern that most of the sick people were children and elderly.
“Shocked and enraged at the AP Government’s apathy towards people. About 150 people, mostly children, have taken ill after drinking contaminated water in Eluru because the irresponsible Government hasn’t cared to clean local drinking water bodies for the last 18 months,” he said.
Naidu said that ironically, Eluru sickness outbreak took place in the Health Minister’s own constituency. The Eluru incident has once again exposed the ineffectiveness and inability of the government to provide efficient administration and good governance, he added.
Meanwhile, TDP General Secretary Nara Lokesh attributed the Eluru sickness to the gross negligence on the part of the Jagan Reddy regime.