NEW DELHI: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief G.A Mir on Wednesday visited the AIIMS to inquire about the health condition of the five Kashmiri youths who had suffered grave pellet injuries.
Gandhi reached AIIMS around 4.30 PM and inquired about the ongoing treatment of the five Kashmiri patients who were hit by pellets. He met the victims, four of whom are undergoing treatment at Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences while one of them is admitted in Trauma Centre.
“Gandhi was here at AIIMS for almost half an hour,” said a senior doctor at the hospital. Expressing distress over the grievous injuries caused due to pellets, Rahul said that use of lethal weapons should be restrained. He termed current unrest in the Valley as most unfortunate.
While extending all help to injured, he said, if required, Congress Party shall get the patients treated in any hospital of the country, besides providing all help to them.
The five Kashmiri patients, including a 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, were admitted to AIIMS on July 23, due to the inefficient medical infrastructure at Jammu and Kashmir hospitals.