Brajesh Pathak met with grieving households and vowed strict motion towards.
New Delhi:
As ten newborns died in a hearth at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi, preparations to welcome Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on the web site have triggered a row.
The hearth, which broke out at roughly 10:45 pm final night time within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, was reportedly attributable to {an electrical} quick circuit. The unit was residence to at the very least 54 infants on the time. While 44 have been rescued from the outer part of the NICU, 10 newborns died within the hearth.
However, amidst the sorrow and mounting calls for for accountability, the go to of Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak has change into a flashpoint for criticism.
Videos circulating on social media confirmed hospital grounds being spruced up forward of Mr Pathak’s go to, with lime sprinkled on roads and visual indicators of rushed clean-up efforts. This stark distinction between the preparation for the VIP’s arrival and the grieving households’ despair has drawn criticism from opposition events, significantly the Congress.
“Look on the insensitivity of the BJP authorities. On one hand, kids have been burnt to loss of life, their households have been crying and wailing. On the opposite hand, lime was being sprayed on the street to welcome the Deputy Chief Minister. The household even says that there was filth unfold all throughout the compound, which was cleaned earlier than the arrival of the Deputy Chief Minister. This is the peak of the federal government’s insensitivity. Children are dying by burning and this authorities is busy in sharpening its face. Shameful!” the Congress posted on X.
BJP सरकार की संवेदनहीनता देखिए।
एक ओर बच्चे जलकर मर गए, उनके परिवार रो रहे थे, बिलख रहे थे।
दूसरी तरफ, डिप्टी CM के स्वागत के लिए सड़क पर चूने का छिड़काव हो रहा था।
परिजनों का यहां तक कहना है कि पूरे कम्पाउंड में गंदगी फ़ैली हुई थी, जो डिप्टी CM के आने से पहले ही साफ की गई।… pic.twitter.com/M1sk8SAa0E
— Congress (@INCIndia) November 16, 2024
Party President Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leaders, together with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, joined the refrain of critics and condemned the UP authorities’s dealing with of the tragedy.
Mr Pathak who oversees the state’s well being portfolio, expressed dismay on the actions taken in his title. “I don’t settle for this and condemn it. I request the district authorities to take strict motion towards these liable for throwing lime on the street,” he stated.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for every bereaved household. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath additionally declared Rs 5 lakh per household and Rs 50,000 for the injured. A 3-tier investigation has been ordered to establish the reason for the tragedy and assign accountability.
Mr Pathak met with grieving households and vowed strict motion towards anybody discovered negligent within the tragedy. The Deputy Chief Minister stated a hearth security audit was carried out on the hospital in February and a mock drill was performed in June.
“The Yogi Adityanath authorities is standing with the youngsters and their households. Our employees, medical doctors, and rescue crew have labored bravely to save lots of the youngsters. All the firefighting tools within the medical faculty was fully high quality. A hearth security audit was performed right here in February and a mock drill was additionally performed in June,” Mr Pathak stated within the assertion.