COVID-19 crisis in Madhya Pradesh | Kamal Nath says it’s ‘criminal negligence’
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Talking to reporters in Bhopal, the senior Congress leader also alleged under-reporting of COVID-19 deaths in Madhya Pradesh.
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday accused the BJP government in the State of mismanaging the crisis and termed it as “criminal negligence” on part of the administration. Talking to reporters in Bhopal, the senior Congress leader also alleged under-reporting of deaths in Madhya Pradesh. The State government has denied such allegations. Mr. Nath claimed hospitals in the State have no beds, injections, oxygen, medicines and ambulances. “I want to know from Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan about a single hospital where all these facilities are available. It is total criminal negligence,” Mr. Nath said.More Related News
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