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New Delhi, Aug 12: Nobel laureate and renowned child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi has termed the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy as a massacre. As per media reports more than 60 children have died at a government-run hospital in Gorakhpur, the constituency of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
“30 kids died in hospital without oxygen. This is not a tragedy. It’s a massacre. Is this what 70 years of freedom means for our children,” asked Satyarthi in a tweet Friday night.
30 kids died in hospital without oxygen. This is not a tragedy. It’s a massacre. Is this what 70 years of freedom means for our children?
— Kailash Satyarthi (@k_satyarthi) August 11, 2017
“Appeal to CM @myogiadityanath Ji. Your decisive intervention can correct decades of corrupt medical system of UP to prevent such incidents,” he said.
Reports say that 63 children have died at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College and Hospital in the last five days.
Meanwhile, taking the incident seriously, the CM has sent two ministers to Gorakhpur and has ordered an enquiry.
