Rajasthan Infant Deaths: Sachin Pilot Disagrees With CM Ashok Ghelot, Says No Use of Blaming Previous Govt’s ‘Misdeeds’ After Being in Power for 13 Months
On Friday, Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma blamed the previous BJP-led government in the state for the shortage of beds at a Kotal Hospital. He said the Congress government in the state had sanctioned 120 beds, of which 60 were for Pediatrics, for the hospital in the year 2012.
Jaipur, January 4: As the death toll of infant deaths in Kota mounted to 107 on Saturday, Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said that there is no point in blaming the previous Government's misdeed and that accountability should be fixed in the state. Taking a dig at Chief Minister Ashok Ghelot, Pilot said, "I think our response to this could have been more compassionate and sensitive. After being in power for 13 months I think it serves no purpose to blame the previous Govt's misdeeds". He also visited Kota's JK Lon Hospital, where over 100 newborns have died in a month.
On Saturday, Lok Sabha Speaker and Kota MP Om Birla met the kin of infants who lost their lives in JK Lon Hospital in Kota. Birla also stated he has written twice to Gehlot suggesting various steps to improve medical facilities. Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Chief Secretary of Rajasthan to submit a detailed report within 4 weeks about the steps being taken to address the issue.
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On Friday, Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma blamed the previous BJP-led government in the state for the shortage of beds at a Kotal Hospital. He said the Congress government in the state had sanctioned 120 beds, of which 60 were for Pediatrics, for the hospital in the year 2012. However, when the government changed, only Rs 1.7 crore out of Rs 5 crores were released for the same. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Minister Pratap Singh blamed staff of the government hospital in Kota saying that it is the responsibility of the hospital, doctors and nurses to control the deaths.
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