India, Feb. 10 -- The poor state of government hospitals took centre stage in the Bihar Legislative Assembly during the budget session, after first-time MLA Maithili Thakur questioned her own party's health minister over crumbling infrastructure in her constituency.

Raising the issue during Question Hour, Thakur flagged the alarming condition of the government hospital in Kurason Nadiyami of Tardeeh Block, warning that the building was unsafe.

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 ground reality. She told the House that healthcare services were being run out of a small room, with no MB...