By Special Correspondent
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress Media Department President Dr. Mukesh Nayak expressed deep grief over the tragic deaths of children in Chhindwara, allegedly caused by the consumption of toxic cough syrup. He accused the state government of negligence and attempting to shield the guilty, calling the incident an exposure of the state’s collapsing healthcare system.
Dr. Nayak criticised Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s visit to Chhindwara, alleging that such trips were “mere political tourism” offering only sympathy, not solutions. “The Chief Minister and Health Minister have contradicted themselves—first giving a clean chit, claiming the deaths were unrelated to the syrup, and later admitting the truth after the report confirmed otherwise,” he said.
He condemned the government’s decision to compensate families without conducting post-mortems, claiming it was done deliberately to protect the real culprits. “Now, after public outrage, post-mortems are being carried out even after burial—this is an insult to the grieving families and a mockery of justice,” he added.
Nayak further criticised the Chief Minister for focusing on tourism in Assam while failing to address the state’s healthcare crisis. “Rats are attacking patients in hospitals—what greater progress can Madhya Pradesh boast of than this?” he remarked sarcastically.
Addressing BJP leader Rameshwar Sharma, Nayak questioned his silence on rising incidents of cow slaughter under his own government, saying, “Ask yourself—why is cow meat under 0% GST if you truly care about gau mata?”
