As the death toll in Nanded Civil hospital rose to 31, Raj Thackeray the chief of MNS party took a jibe at the "three engine" Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra stating that the "health of the state is on ventilator."
Shyamrao Wakode, Dean of Govt Medical College Nanded said, "In the last 24 hours, 24 people lost their lives. Around 12 children (1-2 days old) died in the last 24 hours. These children were suffering from different ailments. Among the adults, there were 8 patients from 70-80 years of age
"Our deepest condolences to the families of the victims. Continuous such accidents have raised a question mark on the health system of the state government. We demand a detailed investigation so that the culprits of this negligence are given strict punishment from the judiciary," he added
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge paid floral tributes to the 'Father of the Nation' Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary (October 2) at Rajghat.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party over the disability pension rules for Armed Forces and said that they (BJP) are working against the welfare of jawans, ex-servicemen and veterans.
As Punjab Police arrested Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with a 2015 drugs case, the president of the grand old party Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said that the party does not tolerate injustice.
Congress national president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Manipur violence and urged him to sack Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'incompetent Chief Minister'.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday approved the proposal for the appointment of Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Central War Room for ensuing Assembly Elections in Rajasthan with immediate effect.
"The kind of words he used for the Prime Minister of our country and Haryana Chief Minister, so far neither Sonia Gandhi nor Mallikarjun Kharge spoke a word on this," the Haryana BJP state party chief said.
Kharge also questioned the BJP for not inviting President Droupadi Murmu to the inauguration of the new Parliament building while inviting many others, including actors.