New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Brajesh Pathak on Saturday condemned the elaborate arrangements made before visiting the fire-hit Jhansi hospital where 10 newborns died and asked the district magistrate to be strict with those who did the job action.
Pathak said in a video message: “Before I reached Jhansi Medical College, someone was spreading lime powder on the roadside. This is very sad. I condemn it. Also, I will ask the district magistrate to find out who this person is. identity.
Earlier, the opposition had trained guns on the Uttar Pradesh government and claimed that the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College compound had been cleared and roads were limed to welcome the deputy chief minister.
“Look at the insensitivity of the BJP government. On one hand, children are being burnt to death and their families are crying and grieving. On the other hand, lime is being spread on the roads to welcome the deputy chief minister. The family members even claim that the entire compound is dirty, but when the deputy chief minister It was cleared before the minister’s visit,” the Congress said in X’s social media post.
“While children are dying in fires, this government is busy polishing its own image. Shame!” it added.
In a video circulating on social media, some workers can be seen marking the road with lime powder.
The fire, which engulfed the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), was allegedly caused by a short circuit. Ten newborns died, 16 of them in critical condition.
A statement from the Uttar Pradesh government said that upon receiving information about the incident, Adityanath immediately sent Pathak and Chief Health Officer
The Samajwadi Party, a Congress ally, said government hospitals in Uttar Pradesh had become dens of misery, corruption and neglect. “No arrangements were made in the hospital to save the child…The BJP is a completely insensitive party. People are dying but these people will never take responsibility,” said party spokesman Juhi Singh.
