Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Social activist Daya Bai, 81, continued her indefinite hunger strike for the fifth day on Thursday in support of the demand for setting up an AIIMS in Kasargod and taking adequate care of endosulfan victims. The activist has been on a hunger strike since October 2 in front of the secretariat in the capital city of Kerala. She demanded that the Centre find a solution to the problems of bedridden endosulfan victims in the Kasargod district. "Daya Bai has also demanded that the government set up the proposed AIIMS in Kasaragod district," ANI has learned.
The police have taken Daya Bai to a local hospital on Tuesday after her health worsened but, she later resumed her agitation on Wednesday after being discharged from the hospital. Daya Bai told ANI that the central government is giving the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to every state and now they have asked Kerala about it. The state has to give the proposal where they want it. They (state government) has given Calicut as their first priority. Second is Ernakulam then Trivandrum, and Kottayam respectively. "Calicut already has two medical colleges and many super-specialty hospitals", she said.