Cong asks PM Modi to break his 'silence' on deaths in Maharashtra hospital

Updated: Oct 2 2023 11:35PM

Cong asks PM Modi to break his 'silence' on deaths in Maharashtra hospital

New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) The Congress on Monday hit out at the government over 24 deaths in as many hours in a government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his "silence" on the incident.

Senior party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra demanded strict action against those responsible and compensation for the affected families.

Twenty-four deaths, including that of 12 infants, have been reported in the last 24 hours in a government hospital in Nanded, a top Maharashtra health official said on earlier in the day.