Jaya Bachchan Demands Dedicated Emergency Lanes for Ambulances in Parliament

By A Staff Reporter

Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on Wednesday pressed the government to introduce dedicated emergency lanes on roads across the country to ensure ambulances can move without obstruction. Raising the issue during parliamentary proceedings, Bachchan said the contrast between fast commercial deliveries and delayed medical response highlighted a glaring gap in the country’s priorities.

She argued that while groceries now reach doorsteps in under 15 minutes and pizzas are delivered within 30, critically ill patients continue to die because ambulances remain stuck in traffic or face difficulty navigating congested roads. “In India, groceries reach in 15 minutes, pizzas in 30 minutes, but patients bleed to death due to the delay in reaching the hospital,” she said, urging the House to treat emergency mobility as a life-saving necessity rather than an afterthought.