Congress starts free ambulance service

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 4

In the times of Covid, the city Congress unit today started a free ambulance service equipped with all emergency equipment.

Pawan Kumar Bansal, former union minister, dedicated the same to the residents of Chandigarh at a small ceremony at the Rajiv Gandhi Congress Bhawan, Sector 35. City Congress chief Subhash Chawla and senior leaders of the party were also present.

Bansal said it was a small effort by the Congress in these difficult times. He expressed concern over the rising cases of Covid in the city. People were suffering and not getting beds, oxygen, life saving medicines and hospital admission, he added. He urged the administration to speed up its efforts in this regard.

According to HS Lucky, chief spokesperson, two mobile numbers — 9815533888 and 7589065075 — have been provided for the ambulance services.