Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged that “corruption” was the reason behind the shortage of oxygen supply in the BRD hospital and demanded a probe by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court.
Mr. Yadav also suggested that along with the other probes, the CBI should also probe the matter. “This government has a lot of attachment with the CBI. The CBI is also under them. Along with other investigations, there should also be CBI probe into this matter," the former chief minister told reporters here.
Replying to questions, he said the cause of the deaths will be known after the completion of inquiries, but the matters that are coming to the fore now smack of corruption somewhere, causing a breakdown in the supply of oxygen in the ward.
“Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth is not speaking on this issue... The government is not even providing help to the victims,” Mr. Yadav said.
Describing Mr. Adityanath as “the digital Chief Minister of a New India”, the former chief minister said he (Adityanath) was unaware of the reality and was instead embroiled in issues like namaz on the roads and Janmashtami functions in police stations.
(With inputs from PTI)