Opposition parties should not politicize deaths: UP Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh on #Gorakhpur https://t.co/w5HIuYPMxG — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) 1502509698000CM is keeping track of things, He had called Health Min & me. Sources said the supply of oxygen to the hospital was stopped on Thursday night due to non-payment of dues to the firm engaged in supplying oxygen to the hospital. The BRD Medical College is the biggest in Purvanchal, and six-seven deaths a day are normal during the peak encephalitis season, when the casualty rates are normally high. "Minister for medical education Ashutosh Tandon ruled out disruption in oxygen supply as the reason behind the deaths. Around 1.30am Friday, the oxygen supply was resumed with the help of cylinders but it proved inadequate.

Source: Times of India August 11, 2017 23:37 UTC