Yogi Vows to Punish Guilty As Gorakhpur Death Toll Hits 64

“The Prime Minister is very concerned,” the UP CM said.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visits BRD Hospital in Gorakhpur. 

Photo: PTI

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on 13 August, vowed to punish all those found guilty of negligence in the deaths of the 64 children at Gorakhpur hospital.

Flanked by Union Health Minister JP Nadda, who accompanied him on a tour of the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College, Yogi said:

I have formed a high level Committee under the supervision of the Chief Secretary and a thorough probe has been ordered to check the cause of the deaths in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) and the supply of oxygen.

Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended every possible aid to the state government after he briefed him about the situation at the BRD Medical College Hospital.

Nadda announced that the Centre has approved Rs 85 crore for the setting up a central Virology Research Centre in Gorakhpur.

Principal of the BRD Medical College RK Mishra was suspended for alleged negligence and callousness.

The opposition Congress has demanded that Adityanath should apologise to the families who lost their children in the tragedy and the dismissal of the state Health Minister.

(With inputs from IANS)

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