'Photos of CM will not be removed from ambulances'

SANGRUR: Punjab health minister Madan Mohan Mittal made it clear that photographs of chief minister Parkash Singh Badal would not be removed from ambulances engaged in 'Dial 108' emergency service. The opposition Congress has been demanding their removal.
"Union minister of state for health Santosh Chaudhary, too, has demanded removal of Badal's photos from the ambulances, otherwise a central grant of Rs 3.5 crore would be withheld," said sources.
Mittal said in Sangrur on Tuesday, "Congress' demand is without any logic. The party must concentrate on constructive things rather than indulging in petty politics. Congress leaders must come forward to ensure better facilities to patients and not politicize the matter."
He said the state government was clear about not taking off CM's photos from the ambulances. The government has set right the health services in Punjab and more than 700 doctors have been recruited to provide better care to residents, he added.