Overview
- AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged 170 additional clinics were ordered shut after 31 earlier closures, claiming roughly 20,000 daily patients will lose access to free consultations, medicines and tests.
- AAP presented an Oct 31 email as evidence of termination notices and said staff were informed by calls and messages, with some told not to report from the next day during the Diwali period.
- The party said affected employees had a case before the Central Administrative Tribunal and alleged the government acted before a reserved judgment was delivered.
- Responding to the criticism, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva accused the mohalla clinics of corruption and poor standards and said the administration is shifting care to Ayushman Arogya Mandirs on government premises.
- The BJP said several Arogya Mandirs are already operating with doctors and diagnostic facilities and set a target of 1,100 centres by April 2026, while AAP accused the party of breaking pre-election assurances on welfare schemes.