After Jabalpur Blaze, Congress Accuses BJP Of "Saving Killer Hospitals"

Accusing the ruling BJP of "saving killer hospitals", Congress spokesperson Bhupendra Gupta questioned why an investigation ordered by the CMHO was taken back.

Is the Madhya Pradesh government trying to save influential hospital owners? the Congress has asked following the Jabalpur hospital blaze which claimed eight lives. The grand old party's suspicion stems from a now-deleted list of hospitals reportedly ordered to stop admitting patients temporarily.

The fire accident happened on August 1 at New Life Multi-Speciality Hospital near Damoh Naka area of Jabalpur in the afternoon. Five patients and three hospital staff were killed in the fire.

Records show a list of 52 hospitals was uploaded at 7:39 pm on Tuesday, on the official Facebook page of the Jabalpur district administration, banning them from admitting new patients until they comply with fire safety norms. However, at 8:43 pm, the list was deleted and at 10:30 pm, officials said they will examine hospitals but no hospital is banned from admitting new patients. The order suspending the Chief Medical Health Office and fire officer came soon after. The Opposition Congress is questioning why the first list was deleted.

Accusing the ruling BJP of "saving killer hospitals", Congress spokesperson Bhupendra Gupta questioned why an investigation ordered by the CMHO was taken back.