24 Including 12 Infants Died In 24 Hours At Maharashtra Hospital: Opposition Calls "Murder" (Image:twitter/rahulgandhi,INCIndia,SharadPawar)
24 patients including 12 infants died in 24 hours at Shankarao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded, Maharashtra.
Officials explained as shortage in medicine and hospital staff caused tragedy.
Twenty four patients including twelve newborns died at a Maharashtra government hospital in last 24 hours, due to the shortage of medicine and hospital staff. Opposition leaders hit out at the Eknath Shinde ruled BJP state government to break the silence and answer for the deaths.
The tragic event was reported from Shankarao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded, Maharashtra, said the news agency PTI. A three member committee has been set up to lead the investigation on the incident, PTI added retelling an official.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde condemned the tragedy as “unfortunate” and told media that strict action will be taken after appealing more information from the concerned officials, says NDTV.
The Opposition leaders launched an extensive attack on the Shinde government from all around and accused the “triple-engine sarkar” (the government formed in coalition of the BJP, the Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP) to shoulder the whole responsibility, as said by the NCP (The Nationalist Congress Party) chief and senior leader Sharad Pawar.
Mr Pawar, tracing an earlier similar tragedy in which 18 people died in a single night at the Kalwa Hospital of Thane Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra, charged the state government for administration negligence and indicated a “failure of government systems”.
नांदेड येथील शासकीय रुग्णालयात २४ तासात १२ नवजात बालकांसह २४ जणांचा मृत्यू होण्याची दुर्दैवी घटना ही अक्षरशः मन हेलावून टाकणारी आहे. दोनच महिन्यांपूर्वी ठाण्यातील महानगरपालिकेच्या कळवा रुग्णालयात एकाच रात्रीत १८ जणांचा मृत्यू झाल्याची दुर्दैवी घटना घडली होती. मात्र या घटनेला…
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) October 2, 2023
Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena (UBT) criticised the government loudly as the incident is not mere deaths but “murder” caused by “absolute negligence on the part of the unconstitutional state government”.
This is shameful, please don’t call them deaths, this is murder due to absolute negligence on the part of the unconstitutional state government. They are so busy planning influencer events or foreign trips that they have forgotten their basic job is to serve the state. pic.twitter.com/zScvcjw0D4
— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) October 2, 2023
Congress leader and MP Jairam Ramesh took his X handle on Monday and blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the PM is chasing “self-glory” and “headlines” while most of the government functioned hospitals, which were launched in tremendous publicity and media attention are now suffering to meet adequate faculty and facilities. He also shared an earlier news report in which the National Medical Commission reveals that, all the medical colleges in the country “failed to meet the 50% attendance requirement”.
This is exactly what happens when the PM chases headlines and self-glory momentarily. It is shocking that NONE of the 246 medical colleges sanctioned with great fanfare by the National Medical Commission had adequate faculty or residents and ALL failed to meet minimum 50%… pic.twitter.com/rpUUmqgS2V
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) October 2, 2023
Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi felt “extremely sad” for the situation in which 24 people, including 12 newborns died of medicine shortages. He expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and blamed the BJP government as they are spending “thousands of crores of rupees on its publicity” while neglecting the financial need for purchasing medicines for children. “In the eyes of BJP, the lives of the poor have no value”, he added.
नांदेड़, महाराष्ट्र के सरकारी अस्पताल में दवाइयों की कमी से 12 नवजात शिशुओं समेत 24 लोगों की मृत्यु का समाचार अत्यंत दुखद है। सभी शोकाकुल परिवारों को अपनी गहरी संवेदनाएं व्यक्त करता हूं।
भाजपा सरकार हज़ारों करोड़ रुपए अपने प्रचार पर खर्च कर देती है, मगर बच्चों की दवाइयों के लिए…
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 2, 2023
Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi demanded strict action against the responsible people behind the incident and compensation to the affected families.
दवाओं की कमी के चलते महाराष्ट्र में 12 शिशुओं समेत 24 मरीजों की मौत का दुखद समाचार प्राप्त हुआ।
ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्माओं को शांति प्रदान करें। शोक-संतप्त परिवारों के प्रति मेरी गहरी संवेदनाएं।
जिम्मेदार लोगों पर सख्त कार्रवाई हो और पीड़ित परिवारों को मुआवजा दिया जाये।
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) October 2, 2023
