"In the past three days -- from August 12 to August 14 -- six encephalitis patients, mostly children have died. The Congress has been demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and registration of a case of "murder" over the "massacre" of children. "The human tragedy in Gorakhpur has left me jolted," he said.Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh, who is facing flak for the hospital disaster, claimed "commissionkhori" (bribery) has come to light at the hospital. "As against the demand for Rs 68 lakh for payment of dues for oxygen cylinders at the hospital, the government released Rs two crore on August five. But the hospital administration made payments not before August 11 and even then it spent only Rs 11 lakh.

Source: Economic Times August 14, 2017 15:45 UTC