Rising number of heart attacks in Gujarat not linked to Covid, need to analyse: Anandiben Patel

Speaking on the occasion, Anandiben Patel raised concern over the prevalence of diseases like cancer, tuberculosis and instances of heart attacks in the country. “In the entire country, cancer is happening, (cases of) heart attack are being reported. In the times of Navratri, so many youths have died while performing garba. You know and we know as well. There should be an analysis of the same (such deaths). Why are these incidents happening? What is it that we are doing because of which these incidents are happening? Recently, a boy of 13 or 16 years of age died,” Anandiben said.

“I do not know if you are doing an analysis of it or not. Our Rushikeshbhai (Gujarat Health Minister) is here…You take account of youths who have died in the last year and get it studied…This is an important matter to be understood. We (people) give reason (behind such deaths of heart attacks) as coronavirus. That it happens due to the virus. No. I asked Mansukhbhai (Mandaviya, the Union Health Minister) about this talk of deaths by heart attack happening owing to the virus. He (Mandaviya) not only got a survey done but also got the research conducted. But it does not show coronavirus as the reason behind it. Then what are the reasons that all this is happening?” she further added.

Anandiben Patel also spoke on cases of cancer and tuberculosis and asked the community to come forward and donate generously to fight the diseases in the same manner in which it donated to Khodaldham Trust’s temple in Sander. In this context, she also mentioned her initiative in UP where vaccines against cancer are being provided to women through various industries, and banks.

The event was attended by a number of Patidar community leaders across party lines like Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Health Minister Rushikesh Patel, Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel, Deputy Whip of BJP in Gujarat Assembly Kaushik Vekariya, Patan MLA and Congress leader Kirit Patel, and former union minister and leader of Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra Praful Patel. The Khodaldham Trust is headed by Naresh Patel. The temple of Khodaldham Trust is coming up at Sander village of Patan district on a plot of 50 bigha land at the estimated cost of Rs 100 crore. Its groundbreaking was performed in the presence of CM Bhupendra Patel and Anandiben on Sunday.

In her speech, Anandiben Patel also said that temples should become the centre of human consciousness. She congratulated Naresh Patel and his team for making an intense effort to make temples a centre where the needs of children and youth are fulfilled.

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also delivered a speech on the occasion. Among other things, the Chief Minister said that the new centre of Khodaldham will be a centre of spirituality and modernity. It will include, the Chief Minister added, a multispecialty hospital, agriculture research centre, library and hostel for youths and a centre to assist people on various government schemes.