Gorakhpur Tragedy: Government put the blame on Dr Kafeel Khan for not taking prompt action.
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Dr Kafeel Khan was removed on Sunday, was blamed for not being prompt
AIIMS resident doctors' body backs Dr Khan, condemns his sacking
Yogi Adityanath promised "standard setting punishment" for the guilty
"Doctors are being made scapegoats," said Dr. Harjit Singh Bhatti, who heads an association of resident doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences or AIIMS. The association has written a letter condemning Dr Kafeel Khan's sacking, accusing the state government of "gross neglect of public health." By blaming doctors for the death of the children, the association said, "politicians are hiding their incompetency," and asked, "Who is responsible if oxygen, gloves, equipment not available?"

UP government officials have denied a shortage of oxygen caused deaths in the Gorakhpur hospital.
Amid calls from opposition parties for his resignation, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has promised "standard setting punishment" for those found guilty of negligence in an investigation into the large number of child deaths at the hospital, as his government denies emphatically that the shortage of oxygen led to deaths.

Yogi Adityanath visited the Gorakhpur hospital on Sunday and said "standard setting punishment" will be given to those found guilty.
The head of the hospital Dr Rajeev Mishra was suspended on Saturday, while Dr Kafeel Khan, on whose watch oxygen supply dipped to a critical low at the hospital on Thursday, was removed yesterday. Government sources said he was sacked for failing to take action on a letter that was written on Thursday morning by those in charge of the hospital's oxygen supply, warning that that there was only enough to last till the evening and asking for emergency supplies.
"We are not saying that the doctor can't be responsible, but he's not the only one responsible. We want a proper enquiry, government officials are also involved and even they should be held accountable. Not just a single doctor," said Dr Bhatti of AIIMS, who emphasised that hospitals lack infrastructure and basic facilities.
Chief Minister Adityanath said yesterday that he was at the hospital in Gorakhpur, his parliamentary constituency for almost 20 years, just a day before supply was disrupted, but no one informed him that there was a crisis. "I was here on the 9th and I categorically asked about encephalitis but no one informed me. We made payment (to the oxygen vendor) on August 7. Why didn't the hospital administration make the payment?" he said.

Parents who lose their children in the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy said oxygen supply was low at the neo-natal ICU ward
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been regularly briefed, the Centre has turned down demands for a separate investigation.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda announced that an 85-crore regional medical centre would be set up in Gorakhpur for research on diseases that afflict children.
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