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West Bengal chief minister blames media for rumours
February 01, 2012
Blaming a section of the media for joining the Opposition chorus over the death of babies in state-run hospitals, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today dubbed it as 'rumour' since the child mortality rate has actually dropped in the state.
"It is a rumour intended to mislead the people. It is not a fact that children are dying in state-run hospitals due to negligence," Banerjee told reporters during a visit to the Sunderbans.
Blaming a section of the media for spreading rumours she said, "They may be supporters of the AMRI hospital authorities where 94 patients died due to suffocation during the December 9 fire."