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Rahul Gandhi condemns government for failing tribal children’s health care in Balaghat
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 01 Oct 2026, 05:00 PM
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During a visit to the Baiga tribal area of Balaghat, Rahul Gandhi criticised the state and central governments for inadequate health facilities that he says are causing child deaths from disease and malnutrition.
Rahul Gandhi arrived in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, and met families belonging to the Baiga tribal community in the district's Baiga region. The opposition leader expressed deep concern over a series of recent child deaths that he attributes to a lack of basic medical infrastructure.
In a press briefing following the meeting, Gandhi linked the fatalities to insufficient government action on health services, stating that both the state and central authorities have failed to provide adequate treatment facilities, nutrition programs, and disease‑prevention measures for tribal children.
He urged the government to immediately deploy mobile health units, strengthen primary health centres, and ensure that essential medicines reach remote villages. Gandhi warned that continued neglect could exacerbate mortality rates among vulnerable tribal populations.
The remarks come ahead of upcoming elections, underscoring the political stakes of health‑care delivery in tribal‑dominant districts of Madhya Pradesh.
In a press briefing following the meeting, Gandhi linked the fatalities to insufficient government action on health services, stating that both the state and central authorities have failed to provide adequate treatment facilities, nutrition programs, and disease‑prevention measures for tribal children.
He urged the government to immediately deploy mobile health units, strengthen primary health centres, and ensure that essential medicines reach remote villages. Gandhi warned that continued neglect could exacerbate mortality rates among vulnerable tribal populations.
The remarks come ahead of upcoming elections, underscoring the political stakes of health‑care delivery in tribal‑dominant districts of Madhya Pradesh.