Gorakhpur tragedy: Amit Shah calls it an 'accident', says guilty will be held responsible

August 14, 2017 16:51

BJP national president Amit Shah condoled the death of 72 children at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College and Hospital in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, and called it an "accident".

Shah said, "The incident is an accident. The Uttar Pradesh government is currently investigating it. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a time-bound probe as well."

Shah also added that the those responsible for the tragedy will be brought to book. "We won't spare the guilty. We will fix accountability," he said.

Politicising the Gorakhpur tragedy, Shah said that unlike the Congress, BJP won't blame anybody without a proper investigation. "Congress' only job is to demand resignations. In such a huge country, a lot of tragedies have occurred. This is not a first such incident," Shah added.

Shah added that BJP's sincerity must not be doubted based on just one incident. "Our intention to serve the poor must not be doubted based on just this one incident," he said.

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