Gorakhpur deaths: Wake up call for Yogi, as officials hide facts from him

Officials kept UP CM in dark about oxygen supply cut by vendor over non-payment of dues by hospital

The death of about 60 children in a top hospital in Gorakhpur, allegedly due to the snapping of oxygen supply by a private company over payment arrears has come as wake-up call for Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to haul up his top brass.

Yogi, who represents Gorakhpur in Parliament, had visited his constituency on August 9 and chaired review meetings apart from visiting several hospitals to take stock of the ground situation.

The private company, Pushpa Private Limited, which allegedly cut oxygen supply to Gorakhpur's Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College over outstanding bills amounting to Rs 68 lakh, had