Rahul vows affordable healthcare for all

Bhubaneswar | Saturday | 16th March, 2019

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“People, including farmers in the state, will keep blessing the Naveen Patnaik-led government because of his pro-farmer and other welfare measures. BJP leader Samir Mohanty slammed Congress and BJD and expressed confidence of BJP’s return to power in Odisha. During his visit to Koraput district on March 8, he had promised free technical education for girls in Odisha.Rahul’s healthcare guarantee comes in the wake of the state and Centre sparring over their own healthcare schemes launched a few months ago. Bargarh: After promising minimum income guarantee for the unemployed youths recently, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday pledged a minimum healthcare guarantee for all, if voted to power at the Centre.Addressing a gathering of around 25,000 people at Nua Sarsara village in Odisha’s Bargarh district, Rahul said the Congress plans to enact the Right to Healthcare Act in the country. But farmers continue to commit suicide here and in other parts of the state and the country..