LUCKNOW, Sept. 28 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government, accusing it of ruining the healthcare system in the state. He alleged that essential facilities were not available even at major hospitals in the state capital.

"Patients in government hospitals are not receiving adequate medication and treatment. The BJP government had failed to provide essential facilities for patients even in Lucknow's major hospitals. People are losing faith in government hospitals even as ventilators and beds are difficult to find in major government institutions like SGPGI, KGMU, and RMLIMS," Akhilesh alleged.

The SP president claimed that most of the hospitals and medical colleges in the state were facing...