The poor condition of government hospitals took center stage in the Bihar Assembly during the budget session, after first-time MLA Maithili Thakur questioned her own party’s health minister about crumbling infrastructure in her constituency.
Her viral appeal for better healthcare received praise after a video of the interaction went viral on social media.Raising the issue during the question and answer session, Thakur flagged the alarming condition of the government hospital at Kurasan Nadiami in Tardeh block, warning that the building was unsafe.
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Unsatisfied with Health Minister Mangal Pandey’s initial response, which described the building as repairable rather than unsafe, Thakur pressed him again, saying the assessment did not match reality. He told the House that while healthcare services are being run from a small room, there are currently no MBBS doctors posted in the hospital, though earlier there were two.
Thakur clarified that his comments were not an attack on the minister but a plea, citing his long tenure in the health department and urging him to work in the public interest.
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In response, Pandey said the government was aware of the issue and had approved new buildings for several hospitals. However, the assurance fails to satisfy Tagore and the exchange briefly heats up the house.
Thakur shared a video of the interaction, which soon went viral, praising the MLA on social media for his intervention. “No compromise with public health is acceptable. Providing improved, accessible and quality health facilities to the people of the region is our priority,” he wrote on Instagram.
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Many users said the episode highlights a wider but often overlooked problem, noting that unsafe government hospital buildings are not limited to Bihar but affect several states across the country.
“Well done..and the way you agreed and requested a rewatch is really appropriate and appreciated,” one user replied on Instagram.
