Shri B.P Saroj jee, Member of Parliament Machlisahar Lok Sabha received response from Union Minister of Health and family welfare.


Shri B.P Saroj jee, Member of Parliament Machlisahar Lok Sabha wrote a support letter. He was a member of the parliamentary  standing committee on health and family welfare. Now he is a member of the consultative committee of the ministry of parliamentary affairs on food processing and also a member of the Parliamentary standing committee on Social Justice and empowerment.  https://healthofchidren.blogspot.com/2022/10/support-letter-from-shri-bhola-nath-bp.html

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