Bharatpur, Jan. 23 -- Rajasthan Congress on Thursday condemned the BJP government's proposal to commercially develop land reserved for expanding Raj Bahadur Memorial (RBM) Hospital in Bharatpur, calling it a "grave act of insensitivity" to public health. Bharatpur MLA Subhash Garg, however, said that if land is not available within a particular scheme, it can be allotted in alternative schemes, while emphasising future needs such as doctors' and staff's residential facilities near the hospital. Reacting to media reports, former chief minister Ashok Gehlot said the Congress government had secured the land specifically for treating cancer patients and critically ill people. He alleged the BJP government now plans to carve out commercial plots and permit non-health activities there. As Bharatpur is the home district of chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Gehlot termed the move deeply disappointing. "Selling hospital land like a property dealer and strangling healthcare infrastructure cannot be the work of any elected government," he said in a post on X. Reports indicate the land was earmarked for RBM Hospital expansion, including an oncology block and cancer wards. Delays in allotment have stalled these plans, fuelling concerns over advanced treatment access in the region. RBM Hospital, the largest in Bharatpur division and linked to Jagannath Pahadia Medical College, had 50,000 square metres reserved for expansion under the prior Congress regime. Planned additions included cancer units, cottage wards, a paramedical college and spine surgery-services absent today. The disputed land, in Scheme No. 10, lies next to RBM Hospital. The Bharatpur Development Authority (BDA) has readied 456 commercial plots on the land, plus roads, for auction. Gehlot questioned the BJP government's priorities, asking if Rajasthan's finances had worsened so much that public health and lives were sacrificed for revenue. He warned that turning hospital land into commercial plots would cripple services and deny cancer patients and the seriously ill vital facilities. Leader of the Opposition Tikaram Jully accused the BJP of favouring "land business" over welfare. In a post on X, he said the Congress had built a "Healthy Rajasthan", while the current regime sought profits from cancer-treatment land. He asked why the chief minister tolerated such "injustice" in his home district. Bharatpur MLA Subhash Garg noted that on December 10, 2021, the Urban Improvement Trust approved 25,000 square metres under Scheme No. 10 and 36,400 square metres under the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Scheme for hospital purposes. He added that under existing provisions, if land is not available within a particular scheme, it can be allotted in alternative schemes. Garg stressed that future requirements, including residential facilities for doctors and medical staff, must be located near the hospital. Bharatpur BJP district president Shivani Dayma, however, countered the allegations, stating that the land earmarked for the hospital would only be used for healthcare. She said land from farmers would be returned or compensated, with alternative plots under consideration for expansion. BDA Commissioner Kanishk Kataria said the land acquired from farmers will be returned to them. "Portions of this land will then be reserved for facilities, with the government deciding their uses. Priority will be given to those farmers whose land was acquired by the department. Around 400 plots will be available for shops, but no auction has been proposed yet," he said....