In first Parliament speech, Pragya Thakur highlights lack of medical facilities in Bhopal prison

“I saw when I was there (in jail) the situation was bad and today it is even worse; there are no doctors on call. There are around 3000 male prisoners, and approximately 150 women prisoners and 25-30 children, but there are no doctors on call for them. If they suddenly fall sick, the situation gets really bad as they can’t receive immediate medical attention due to the absence of doctors,” she said.

She also raised the issue of food provided to the children lodged in the jail, saying the meals given is not nutritious. The BJP MP from Bhopal further spoke about the law and order situation in jails claiming that people sent to prisons are beaten up as they brought to the prison.

In the recently-held Lok Sabha elections, Pragya Thakur had trounced two-time former chief minister Digvijaya Singh by a margin of 3,64,822 votes from the prestigious Bhopal seat in Madhya Pradesh.