With the count of children's deaths at Baba Raghav Das Medical College and Hospital in Gorakhpur going up to 63, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has assured that all possible causes that may have claimed the lives of these kids are being investigated.

Adityanath said that his government had constituted a committee to be led by the Chief Secretary to inquire into the role of oxygen suppliers in the incident. People took out candlelight marches in Gorakhpur and Lucknow to express their solidarity with the victims' families.

He said he had asked the district magistrate to submit a report soon, adding that a Central team would visit Gorakhpur.

Adityanath said, "Deaths mostly took place due to encephalitis. Oxygen firm will face a probe into this matter. We have formed a committee to probe the role of oxygen suppliers in the incident."

Earlier today, Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh, while terming the loss of lives shocking, said that no child died due to lack of oxygen supply.

Union Health Minister JP Nadda has spoken to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, assured him of assistance/expertise from the Centre.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked two of his ministers, including the state health minister to visit the city and submit a report.

Whereas all the deaths were earlier blamed on infections and shortage of oxygen supply, the hospital has denied that.

Despite the hospital authorities denying that the children did not die due to shortage of oxygen, two letters written by it demanding the immediate supply of the gas have surfaced. The letters were written by the operators managing oxygen storage plant from where the life saving gas is supplied to different wards.

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We have constituted a committee to be lead by Chief Secretary to inquire the role of oxygen supplier in the incident, said Yogi Adityanath.

I offer my heartfelt condolences to the families who lost their children, said Adityanath.

I started fight against encephalitis, said CM Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow.

#UttarPradesh Delegation of Samajwadi Party visited BRD medical college in #Gorakhpur after 63 children died in 6 days pic.twitter.com/DXWd6izwOm

Union Minister Ram Vilas paswan seeks time-bound probe into deaths of children in Gorakhpur, says it is an hour of test for CM Yogi Adityanath.

Opposition Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party say #infantDeaths in Gorakhpur hospital are an outcome of the UP govt's gross criminal negligence, demand high-level probe.



Union Health Minister JP Nadda has spoken to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, assured him of assistance/expertise from the Centre #Gorakhpur.

Speaking at a programme in Allahabad, CM Yogi Adityanath has blamed Gorakhpur hospital deaths on abysmal sanitary conditions and unhygienic surroundings.

Haryana scouts and guides commissioner Naresh Kadyan has filed a complaint with Prashant Vihar police station in Delhi against deaths of 62 children at the Gorakhpur hospital.

Case must be lodged against Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur hospital tragedy, says RJD chief Lalu Yadav.

Wrote my resignation prior to that (suspension) taking responsibility of death of innocent children, says suspended Principal,BRD medical college.

The principal and other officials involved should be suspended and an inquiry commissioned into the matter. We know how the government does its inquiry these days, Azad added.

Azad said, "The onus of this disaster lies on the government. The chief minister even went there two days ago. If he doesn't know what happens in his own hometown, he should apologize to the entire nation and families."

For the last 15 days, reports were put out in various Hindi papers that there was a lack of oxygen. But no action was taken by the government or the health department, the Congress leader said.

That children died at the hospital due to lack of hospital is 100 per cent true. We spoke to all the hospital staff, said Azad.

I have been to that hospital before. If I have alloted money to any medical college, it has been to the Gorakhpur medical college. We have held multiple inspections and also made many arrangements to develop that medical college, says Ghulam Nabi Azad.

Reacting on the Gorakhpur incident, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said, "I went with Raj Babbar. Ajay Singh, Pramod Tiwari and Sanjay Singh. We offer our heartfelt condolences to the families."

A high-level probe to take place, headed by Principal Secretary. Will wait for the report, action will be taken. Till then suspending the principal, Tandon said.

We are suspending BRD medical college principal with immediate effect for this negligent behaviour, says Minister for medical education A Tandon.

Children's deaths shocking, but none of them died due to lack of oxygen or disruption of gas supply: Siddharth Nath Singh #Gorakhpur.

MoS Health Anupriya Patel and the Union Health Secretary will take stock of the situation from #Gorakhpur, tweets PMO.

PM Modi is constantly monitoring the situation in #Gorakhpur. He is in constant touch with the authorities from the Central and UP Governments, tweets PMO.

Discussions happened in detail; but issue of gas supply that should've come to light didn't come up. Nobody spoke about it, says UP Health Minister.

CM Yogi Adityanath had visited the BRD Medical College in #Gorakhpur on July 9th and August 9th, says Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh.

A letter stating that supply of oxygen cylinders for encephalitis ward of BRD Medical College has depleted.

One of the letters sent by Pushpa Sales to BRD hospital authorities.

We have made a three-member team who will take stock of situation at the hospital and update me on current situation: BSP Chief Mayawati.

Mayawati lashes out at BJP government for the Gorakhpur tragedy.

UP ministers Ashutosh Tandon and Siddharth Nath Singh hold meeting with BRD Medical College authorities.

Union Health Minister JP Nadda directs MoS Health and Family Welfare Minister Anupriya Patel to visit Gorakhpur.

Government trying to run away from responsibilities that is why they are saying that opposition is politicising the issue: Akhilesh Yadav

Government is not revealing the truth. Therefore, a delegation from SP will go to BRD Medical College to see the situation: Akhilesh Yadav

Raids are being conducted at the company that supplied oxygen cylinders to Gorakhpur hospital.

Deaths not due to oxygen supply cut-off, no one can stop supply like this, we know consequences: Meenu Walia, HR Pushpa Gas agency

Owner of the liquid oxygen supply firm Pushpa Sales Pvt limited, Manish Bhandari, is absconding.

Parents of children who died must get compensation, free medicine must be provided to poor families across UP: Ram Gopal Yadav, SP

Congress delegation, including Ghulam Nabi Azad & Raj Babbar, reaches BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur.

Heart-wrenching incident. Saddened by children's death. This happened due to state govt's carelessness: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Both Health Minister and Minister of Technical and Medical Education must resign. UP CM can't step back from duty. Must apologize to state: Gulam Nabi Azad

Not a tragedy, it's a massacre: Kailash Satyarthi on Gorakhpur hospital deaths.

Considering he (Yogi Adityanath) is both MP and CM, he must take moral responsibility and step down, so should his Health Minister: Manish Tewari

UP: Congress delegation at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur; what happened was due to lapse on the government's part says Congress's RPN Singh

Hope he (Yogi Adityanath) has enough shame in him to go and regret to the parents & quit on moral grounds: Sudhindra Bhadoria, BSP

Matter of great shame for UP CM. If there's any morality in government then he should quit & go, for such disaster has happened: Sudhindra Bhadoria, BSP

Opposition giving statements in haste. UP Govt is committed to service of people. Strict action to be taken: KP Maurya, UP Dy CM

Security has been enhanced in the hospital premises to prevent any untoward incident.

UP Technical and Education Minister Ashutosh Tandon said that CM Yogi Adityanath had asked him and Health Minister Siddarth Nath Singh to visit the Gorakhpur hospital and submit a report on the deaths of children. "Proper investigation is to be done and quick action needs to be taken. It is a serious issue and the Opposition should not politicise the issue," said Siddarth Nath Singh while speaking to media persons. Meanwhile, more appalling details have emerged underlining the poor health facilities at the hospital. One of the doctors today said that number of patients increase during monsoon season and two patients are admitted on the same bed. The hospital does not have enough number of doctors, he said.

CONGRESS LEADER'S TO VISIT HOSPITAL

Following Congress president Sonia Gandhi's directive, party leaders have headed to Gorakhpur. Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Raj Babbar, Sanjay Singh and Pramod Tewari are scheduled to visit Gorakhpur.

However, the hospital's Chief Medical Superintendent RS Shukla rejected reports that the kids died due to insufficient oxygen supply. The state government has also rubbished reports about non-availability of oxygen at the hospital.

In April, the Yogi Adityanath government announced that it had started work on setting up six AIIMS and 25 new medical colleges in the state. Setting up AIIMS in UP was one of the promises made in the BJP election manifesto.

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