Senior Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Sujan Chakraborty was hospitalised on Thursday afternoon after being diagnosed with dengue.
“The blood test result shows low level of platelets. He is suffering from fever for the last couple of days,” said a statement issued by the CPI (M).
Mr. Chakraborty, who is the Leader of the Left Legislative Party in the State Assembly, has been one of the most vocal Opposition leaders against the State government over the dengue outbreak in West Bengal. The 58-year-old MLA has led several rallies and protests against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government over the issue.
He had earlier alleged that the State government was “pressurising” doctors not to mention dengue in death certificates in a bid to suppress the actual number of deaths due to the vector-borne disease.
Meanwhile, the State government on Thursday submitted before the Calcutta High Court that there have been 40 cases of dengue deaths in private hospitals out of which 15 were confirmed by the government and 22 cases are being examined. The State government counsel also said that out of the 40 cases, it has been found that three deaths were not due to dengue.
