14 August,2017 10:44 AM IST | Gorakhpur | Agencies
During visit to BRD Hospital, Yogi Adityanath says no guilty will be spared and that he's awaiting report of probe committee formed to investigate cause of deaths
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Health Minister J P Nadda conduct an inspection of the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur on Sunday. Pics/PTI
Facing public anger, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday visited the hospital here where over 60 children died in five days and said anyone found guilty of negligence would not be spared.
Flanked by Union Health Minister JP Nadda, who accompanied him on a tour of the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College, the Chief Minister said they are waiting for a report of the probe committee set up by the government.
"I have formed a high level committee under the supervision of the Chief Secretary and a thorough probe has been ordered to check the cause of the deaths in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) and the supply of oxygen," he said. "Let the report of the Committee come... I want to assure you all that not only in Gorakhpur but in any government hospital if there has been any lapse then we will take strict action after the BRD hospital tragedy," he said.
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended every possible aid. Adityanath also sought the Centre's help to set up a virology research centre to fight diseases like encephalitis. Nadda announced that the Centre has approved Rs 85 crore for setting up a central Virology Research Centre in Gorakhpur.
