: Opposition AIADMK today demanded that Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao resign owning responsibility for the death of three patients undergoing dialysis at a Government Hospital here and a judicial probe Speaking to reporters,leader of AIADMK's legislature wing A Anbalagan alleged that Rao, elected from Yanam constituency to the Assembly, was away most days in his home constituency and that he had not been paying attention to the plight of the hospital and its requirements.
: Opposition AIADMK today demanded that Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao resign owning responsibility for the death of three patients undergoing dialysis at a Government Hospital here and a judicial probe Speaking to reporters,leader of AIADMK's legislature wing A Anbalagan alleged that Rao, elected from Yanam constituency to the Assembly, was away most days in his home constituency and that he had not been paying attention to the plight of the hospital and its requirements.
Demanding a judicial probe into the deaths, he termed as an eyewash, the formation of an enquiry committee by the government
He said Lt Governor Kiran Bedi should intervene and bring justice to the bereaved families.
If need be, the hospital could also be closed through an order of the Lt Governor` he said and demanded cash relief of Rs 25 lakh to each of the families of the deceased.
The three patients -- two women and a man -- had died at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute hospital yesterday, allegedly due to a sudden power failure when they were undergoing dialysis.
The administration had constituted a three member committee to go into the incident and also announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh to each family.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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