PIL seeks a judicial inquiry into Gorakhpur tragedy.
Amid demand for action against ministers for Gorakhpur tragedy, an inquiry report has blamed the absence of doctors and the supplier for oxygen shortage at Baba Raghav Das (BRD) hospital.
Five more encephalitis- related child deaths were reported from the BRD Medical College hospital on Wednesday, taking to 71, the number of persons who have died here of the disease since August 7.
Overall, since January 1, as many as 144 encephalitis- related deaths have taken place in the hospital.
The inquiry report submitted by the Gorakhpur District Magistrate has held supplier Pushpa Sales responsible for stopping the supply of liquid oxygen, reported Times of India.
The report also raised a question about the absence of the then principal Dr RK Mishra and head of the anaesthesia department,Dr Satish Kumar.
Dr Kumar and chief pharmacist Gajanan Jaiswal willfully did not maintain the record of the purchase of oxygen cylinders, said the DM's report.
"There are multiple instances of overwriting in the stock book of oxygen cylinder at the BRD hospital," the report added.
The UP Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh has also admitted that the loss of life due to such a reason was nothing less than a 'heinous crime'.
He, however, added that all aspects related to the deaths at the state-run BRD medical college hospital were being probed by a panel led by the UP chief secretary.
Meanwhile, a Public Interest Litigation was filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking a judicial inquiry into the recent deaths.
Filed by Suneeta Sharma, an advocate, and Kamlesh Singh, a social worker, the PIL is likely to be taken up for hearing before a bench on Thursday.
The deaths also led to a war of words between BJP and the Congress.
The Congress accused the Yogi Adityanath government of not accepting its responsibility on the issue. UP Congress chief Raj Babbar said that his party will fight till the victims get justice.
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