No point blaming past govt: Pilot on Kota deaths

January 04, 2020 16:35

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot offered cautious criticism of his government today, urging the Congress to be "compassionate and sensitive" following the deaths of more than 100 infants at a state-run hospital in Kota district.

Pilot's comment comes two days after Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot suggested the number of deaths was good news given over 1,100 had died at the same hospital in 2016, when the BJP was in power.

"I think our response to this could have been more compassionate and sensitive. After being in power for 13 months I think it serves no purpose to blame the previous government's misdeeds... accountability should be fixed," Sachin Pilot, who visited the JK Lon Hospital where the deaths occurred, was quoted as saying.

At least 10 of the infants who died at the JK Lon Hospital in the state died in a 48-hour period starting December 23, with a further nine dying in the last two days of the month.

A three-member investigative team appointed by the state government admitted that some of the equipment was malfunctioning and there was a lack of resources.

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