As the death toll is mounting in the BRD medical college incident, the blame game has begun. The government and hospital administration have completely denied that these deaths took place due to disruption in the supply of oxygen. The former ordered a high-level magisterial probe in this direction. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked for a report in this regard within 24 hours. The opposition, on the other hand, has been baying for the blood of the government.
But the moves of hospital administration have raised a huge doubt regarding the authorities' claims. When the administration sensed that the situation was going out of control, it released Rs 22 lakh immediately to the company supplying oxygen to the hospital. Then the question remains: if the oxygen supply was uninterrupted, what was the need to release immediate payment.
All this indicates that there are loopholes in the claims of district and hospital administration. It is reported that the hospital owed almost Rs 69 lakh to the supplier, forcing the latter to stop the supply of the oxygen.
However, a final picture will emerge after the inquiry committee submits its reports.
Meanwhile the BSP state president Ram Achal Rajbhar, assailing the government, said that it was a matter of gross negligence on the part of administration and that the government should pay adequate compensation to the family of the deceased.
The Congress state president Raj Babbar said that such an incident occuring in the constituency of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was a matter of huge shame. The whole matter should be probed thoroughly and the guilty should be punished.
Former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav described this incident very painful and tragic and demanded a compensation of Rs 20 lakh for the families of the victims.
Interestingly, the chief minister had visited the hospital a few days back and strictly warned the staff of ICU and neo-natal department to look after the patients in all possible ways, but a mere 72 hours after the warning, sheer negligence caused the incident.
Though the government and hospital administration have been denying these allegations but the fact is that the supplying firm had warned the hospital administration in letter that if the payments were not made, it would be compelled to stop the supply of the oxygen.
