Gorakhpur tragedy: CM Yogi Adityanath orders probe, calls urgent meeting
Health minister Siddharth Nath Singh, who met the UP CM on Saturday, was quoted by media: "People responsible for this will not be spared. Quick action will be taken against the ones responsible for this, as it is a very serious issue."
He even stated that despite CM Adityanath's visit to the hospital, none of the doctors informed him about the disruption in the supply of liquid oxygen.
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"The Chief Minister himself went there in August 9, none of the doctors or the administration informed him about any such issue of alleged lack of supply of oxygen," Singh was quoted.
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The Health minister even attacked the Opposition for politicising the whole tragedy.
According to reports, the toll rose to 63 after an 11-year-old child suffering from encephalitis died at the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College as the Congress demanded that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath must apologise to the state.
The incident has created an uproar in the state as at least 30 children have died in the last two days alone, forcing the Government to order an investigation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is constantly monitoring the situation in Gorakhpur where as a result of shortage of liquid oxygen faced by a hospital 30 children have died.
“PM is constantly monitoring the situation in Gorakhpur. He is in constant touch with authorities from the Central and UP Governments," read a tweet issued by the PMO.
"MoS Health Anupriya Patel and the Union Health Secretary will take stock of the situation from Gorakhpur," it said.
As a result of shortage of liquid oxygen faced by a hospital in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district, at least 30 children and infants have died in less than 48 hours, media reports said.
According to reports, out of the 30 deaths, 17 have died in the neo-natal intensive care unit, eight in the paediatric ward and five in the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome ward.
This medical college is the largest hospital in UP's Gorakhpur district.
According to the district administration, supply of liquid oxygen had been disrupted due to delay in payments by the hospital.
Meanwhile, BRD Hospital principal has been suspended, reports said.
Image: Official Twitter handle of Yogi Adityanath.
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