Karnataka Minsiter Terms Delhi Mohalla Clinic 'Overhyped'

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has left Delhi government in complete embarrassment as he termed Delhi’s Mohalla clinic ‘overhyped’ barely hours after appreciating health system of the national capital.

Mr. Rao on Friday visited an Aam Aadmi Mohalla clinic in New Delhi and was accompanied by Delhi’s health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj and Karnataka Medical officer Karthik.

Before visiting the facilities Karnakata’s Health Minister said that every state has got something good that we can learn from.

“We have something similar to Mohalla clinics. We have namma clinics. We wanted to see how we can improve our system,” Dinesh Gundu Rao was quoted saying by news agency PTI.

However, hours after visiting the clinic, Dinesh Gundu Rao made a u-turn and termed the mohalla clinic as ‘overhyped.

ALSO READ || Religious Sentiments! Symbiosis Professor Booked, Suspended For Making ‘Objectional’ Remarks On Hindu God

Taking to X (former Twitter), Karnataka minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said;

“Visited a Mohalla Clinic in Delhi with hardly any people there. Our clinics in Karnataka have more facilities including a laboratory to do immediate tests for patients. I guess it is overhyped and I came back feeling disappointed.”

#WATCH | Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on visiting Delhi Mohalla Clinic, says, "It is not that impressive. We have such models in our state as well. There were not many people. It is not a game-changer. I am not saying it is bad, but it is not like the way it is made… pic.twitter.com/Jv65KHe4M8
— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2023

Meanwhile, AAP MLA Naresh Balyan slammed the Karnataka Health Minister for turning his back on Delhi government.

“When you were here in Mohalla clinic, you were bragging in the morning, then as soon as as you reached Karnataka Bhavan, what was the pressure that you got down to BJP level politics?” he was quoted by the India Today.

ALSO READ || If You Want Know About What Is Eye Flu || Symptoms And Treatment