On Tuesday, Patil, a member of Shiv Sena’s Shinde faction, visited the hospital in Nanded and took a look at the condition of the facility
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A government hospital in Maharashtra’s Nanded where 31 people have lost their lives in the past 48 hours was cleaned by the dean after a Shiv Sena MP from the ruling party, Hemant Patil, ordered him to do it.
The deaths made headlines all over the country. On Tuesday, Patil, a member of Shiv Sena’s Shinde faction, visited the hospital in Nanded and took a look at the condition of the facility. On his arrival, he noticed a dirty toilet. Mr Patil called the hospital’s Dean, Shamsrao Wakode. Mr Patil asked him to clean the toilet.
The videos show the Member of Parliament (MP) standing with a pipe in his hand while the Dean empties out the toilet and places a bucket, bottle, and toilet brush on the window. Then, Mr Patil sprays water on the toilet while Mr Wakode uses a wiper to direct streams of unclean water towards the toilet.
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On Monday, there were 24 deaths reported in 24 hours, and on Tuesday, there were 31 deaths which took place in 48 hours. All the seventy-one patients are said to be in critical condition.
On Monday, Mr. Wakode denied allegations of medical malpractice and said there is no shortage of drugs or doctors. He said the patients received appropriate treatment but did not respond.
The opposition is gunning for Shiv Sena (Shinde group), the BJP, and the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) which make up the Maharashtra cabinet, which is led by Eknath Shinde.
Rahul Gandhi of the Congress questioned on X, formerly Twitter, “The BJP government spends thousands of crores on publicity, but there is no money to buy medicines for children.”
The leader of the Congress requested a thorough inquiry and severe penalties for the offenders.
A committee has been set up to look into the deaths, according to Dr. Dilip Mhaisekar, director of medical education and research. Hasan Mushrif, the minister for Maharashtra’s medical education, will go to the hospital on Tuesday. “I’m headed to Nanded. It shouldn’t have occurred like this. There were plenty of doctors and medications available. Every death would be looked into, and anyone found to have been careless will be punished, Mr. Mushrif said earlier in the day.
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