Click to play videoNew Delhi: The fight against encephalitis has now taken a political turn. The Centre has formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) to tackle the crisis, but the Mayawati government is insisting on a Rs 300 crore aid instead.
Under heavy criticism for first ignoring this medical emergency and then putting the blame on the Uttar Pradesh government, the Centre finally decided to act. The government set up a GoM headed by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to come up with steps to deal with the crisis. But the question is whether a GoM will actually help.
Encephalitis has haunted eastern Uttar Pradesh for the last 33 years, killing almost 50,000 people till date. For India's dying children, the government hasn't woken up a moment too soon.
The issue raises many big questions:
- Will the GoM delay a response to the encephalitis deaths?
- Are the Centre and the UP government playing politics over child deaths?
- Why is the Mayawati government delaying the recruitment of more doctors for government hospitals treating these children?
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