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VADODARA: The opposition Congress targeted the Vadodara Municipal Corporation VMC ) over the poor health condition of citizens, claiming that the civic body had failed miserably in handling the situation. It claimed that even the opposition leader was suffering from dengue.The opposition trained its guns at the ruling BJP and the administration stating that swine flu had claimed 30 lives in the city. Councillors pointed out a series of tragic deaths in the city. He said that most of the deaths due to swine flu were due to other complications.To protest regarding the situation, the opposition decided to sit on the floor of the general board room for 10 minutes. It stated that given these workers were needed for health-related duties and if they remained on strike, the situation in the city would only worsen.Municipal commissioner Vinod Rao briefed the board about the steps taken by the civic body to control the diseases in the city..