Gorakhpur tragedy: It's a mass murder, achche din only for rich, says BJP ally Shiv Sena
In an incident which highlights the pathetic medical infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh, 68 kids died at a hospital in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's hometown Gorakhpur.
In Short
- 68 kids died at a hospital in Yogi Adityanath's hometown Gorakhpur.
- Reports said the kids died due to lack of oxygen supply.
- Yogi government sacked the principal of BRD Medical College Dr Rajeev Mishra.
The Shiv Sena has slammed the Centre over the deaths of over 60 children at a Uttar Pradesh government-run hospital in Gorakhpur terming the incident a 'mass murder'. Shiv Sena in its editorial mouthpiece Saamna said the Gorakhpur tragedy is an insult to the nation's Independence Day.
Coming down heavily on its ally, BJP, the Shiv Sena asserted that despite a change in the government at the Centre, 'achhe din' hasn't come for the poor.
While commenting on the tragedy, an Uttar Pradesh minister said that children always die in the month of August. Shiv Sena questioned, "Why do the only the children of the poor die in August? Why not the children of the rich?"
WHAT HAPPENED?
In an incident which highlights the pathetic medical infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh, 68 kids died at a hospital in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's hometown Gorakhpur.
Reports said the kids died due to lack of oxygen supply. The contractor who used to supply oxygen cylinders to BRD Hospital had stopped his services over non-payment of dues. The hospital had not cleared his bill of Rs 69 lakh, sources said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath yesterday warned that exemplary action would be taken against those found responsible for the deaths of children at a state government-run hospital in Gorakhpur.
He visited the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College hospital along with Union Health Minister JP Nadda and later, while addressing a press conference, Yogi promised exemplary action against the guilty.
Facing sharp criticism from the Opposition parties, the Yogi Adityanath government sacked the principal of the BRD Medical College Dr Rajeev Mishra and ordered an inquiry into the incident.
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