‘Don’t harass the poor’: Purnea MP Pappu Yadav warns bureaucrats, doctors.

Warning the bureaucrats, Pappu Yadav said that the corruption in government offices must stop or be ready to face the consequences. Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, the newly-elected Independent Member of Parliament (MP), addressed a meeting convened by the locals to felicitate him in Purnea, his home constituency on Wednesday evening, during which he warned bureaucrats and doctors against harassing the poor, people aware of the matter said. Addressing the gathering, Yadav said, “Purnea is my mother. I am here to serve the poor, and whatever I do, I will do in their interest”. Warning the bureaucrats, he said, the corruption in government offices must stop or be ready to face the consequences. To the doctors, who were also present in the gathering to congratulate the new MP, Yadav said that doctors are “god on earth” and should not behave like demons. “A delegation of doctors under the aegis of IMA (Indian Medical Association) met to congratulate me on my victory, and I very clearly told them not to cheat the poor in the name of diagnostic tests or medicines”, Yadav said. Yadav said he would make surprise visits to the government medical colleges and hospitals to ensure that the poor receive proper treatment. “I have all the details of your deeds, and hence I tell you to stop harassing the poor and stop taking bribes in the name of land mutation and such other works,” Yadav said in a message to the bureaucrats, adding that even the chief minister would not be able to protect them if complaints are received. Warning land brokers, Yadav said, “I know many of you have sold a piece of land to several people, I just want to tell you to refund their money”.