Bhubaneswar: The ruling-BJD MLA Umashankar Samantaray on Sunday admitted that the COVID-19 mismanagement allegations of the opposition parties in Odisha are not totally wrong.
“I admit, the opposition parties are not totally wrong,” said Samantaray.
“Considering the surge in the Covid-19 patients in the State, we require more ICU beds. The hospitals in the State don’t have sufficient ICU beds facilities compared to the number of patients. We need to increase the number of ICU beds in both government and private hospitals. The number of Covid hospitals is also not enough and need to be increased. This issue will be raised in the assembly,” he said.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Tara Prasad Bahinipati hailed Samantaray for accepting the truth. “Umashankar is honest and truthful. So, he confessed the truth which will land him in trouble. He may lose the ticket in the next election. I condemn Odisha government for its failure in managing the COVID-19 situation in the State,” Bahinipati said.
