India, July 19 -- LUCKNOW Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government has ruined the health services in the state and that medical colleges have been reduced to mere referral centres in many districts.

"The poor and other patients are not getting treatment. They have to wander from door to door. People are dying due to lack of treatment. Medical colleges and hospitals do not have facilities as per the standards. The government does not give enough budget and resources to medical colleges and institutions. Patients are not even able to get ambulances," he alleged in a statement.

"The Samajwadi government had started 108 ambulance services for the convenience of patients. The BJP government rui...