The Uttar Pradesh Congress flayed Yogi Adityanath’s controversial remark on children’s death at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur and said that the CM had lost the moral right to continue on the top post and suggested that Yogi should put in his papers if he found himself incapable of ensuring safety and security to the people.

“Since Yogi was an MP from Gorakhpur, he never missed an opportunity to criticise the state governments and staged protests if any children died due to Encephalitis in districts. Now he is making such irresponsible and insensitive remarks over the deaths of children,” said MlC Deepak Singh. 

“Initially, Yogi ruled out any death of children in BRD Hospital due to lack of oxygen. Now he was making a mockery of their parents by saying that some day people will leave their infants for the government raise them,” Singh highlighted.

Singh was reacting to Yogi’s remark made in lucknow on Wednesday in which while indirectly criticising the media for targeting his government over the Gorakhpur tragedy, Yogi had said that some day people will leave their infnats for the government to rare. 

“Why did Yogi weep in the Parliament when children died in Gorakhpur earlier IJ Now that he is heading a government, is it not the government’s responsibility to safeguard the citizens particularly children. After failing to provide security to the masses and ensure treatment to t he ailing children, now he is targeting the media for highlighting the truth,” stressed the Congress MlC.

Meanwhile, Principal of BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, Dr P K Singh confirmed that 42 more children died in the last 48 hours in the hospital. “A total of 42 children died in 48 hours, of which seven died due to Encephalitis and the rest, due to other reasons,” said the Principal on Wednesday. 

The Principal claimed that sudden increase in the number of deaths was due to seasonal infection. He said that from August 26 to 29, 11 deaths were reported due to Encephalitis while 19 new patients suffering from the same disease were admitted in hospital. 

Sources confirmed that in August itself, 290 children died due to Encephalitis in BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur. Officials confirmed that of the 213 died in the neo-natal ICU while the rest 77 died in the Encephalitis ward. 

They added that 1,250 deaths have been reported at BRd Medical College especially in Encephalitis, Infant and Children’s Wards since January. 

Sing also gave the break up of the death toll so far and said that in January the toll was 152 (143 in NICU and nine in Encephalitis ward), in February it was 122 (117 and five), in March 159 (141 and 18), in April 123 (114 and nine), May 139 (127 and 12), June 137 (125 and 12), July 128 (95 and 33).