Akhilesh slams UP health minister for Jhansi’s Hospital tragedy; Mayawati seeks strict action [Video]

Former Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief, Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday expressed grief over the death of 10 newborns at a hospital in Jhansi, blaming the fire tragedy on negligent medical management in Uttar Pradesh and poor quality equipment, while Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati demanded strict legal punishment for the accused responsible for the incident.

“The cause of the fire is being said to be a fire in the ‘oxygen concentrator.’ This is a direct case of negligence of medical management and administration or of poor quality oxygen concentrator,” he wrote on social media platform X.

The SP leader demanded strict punitive action against those responsible and urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to focus on improving the state’s healthcare system instead of election campaigns.

“Only the families who have lost their children can understand the pain. This is not only a governmental responsibility but also a moral one,” he …