Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday dubbed death of infants at a Gorakhpur hospital as a ‘government made tragedy’. Rahul said the government must take action against the deaths and not try to cover it up.
“Modi ji talks of new India, we don’t need a new India like this, we need India where poor can take kids to the hospital and return happily,” he said. Senior Congress leaders, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Raj Babbar and RPN Singh also accompanied Gandhi.
Gandhi visited families of four children who died in BRD Medical College tragedy on Saturday. Gandhi assured all possible support to the families of the victims. Rahul first went to see Brahmdev Yadav at Baghaghada village on the outskirts of Gorakhpur. Brahmdev lost his twins in BRD Medical College tragedy.
“Rahulji assured all possible help, including efforts to get me a job. He asked me to narrate the sequence of events at the BRD Medical College. I did that. Akhileshji gave me Rs 2 lakh as aid,” said Brahmdev soon after Rahul visited his house.
Over 105 infants have lost their lives since 7 August at the state-run BRD hospital. The incident took place allegedly due to disruption of oxygen supply. But the claim was dismissed by the state government.
