UP government protecting corrupt, sending innocent to jail: Congress
New Delhi, June 8: Slamming the Uttar Pradesh government for "protecting the corrupt", the Congress on Friday referred to Governor Ram Naik's letter to the Chief Minister regarding a bribery demand accusation against a senior officer in the CMO.
"The BJP government was trying to protect the corrupt and penalise the innocent by sending them to jail," the party said.
Citing a letter written by businessman Abhishek Gupta to Naik, in which he accused the Chief Minister's Principal Secretary S.P. Goyal of asking for Rs 25 lakh in a land case related a petrol pump, Congress Spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil said: "The Governor forwarded the letter to the Chief Minister and demanded a probe. The letter states nothing has been done on Gupta's file as he has not paid the bribe. Even as the probe in the case was on, the complainant was sent to jail on the basis of an audio clip in which Gupta is in conversation with someone."
Gohil said: "The accused went scot-free while the complainant was sent to jail. They create an atmosphere of fear so that no one raises voice agianst BJP's corruption. Anybody who does it will be penalised."
"The BJP government is providing protection to those who indulge in corruption. Action is being taken against those unravelling corruption rather than those indulging in it," he added.
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UP: Man dies of heat condition in ambulance; family alleges King George hospital denied ventilator
Lucknow (PTI): A 60-year-old man allegedly died on the way to a hospital in an ambulance after he could not get a ventilator at the King George Medical University where he was undergoing treatment for a heart condition.
The KGMU administration, however, claimed it tried to save the man and referred him to another facility in the absence of a ventilator.
Wazirganj Police Station SHO Dinesh Chandra Mishra said a complaint has been filed by the man's family but an FIR was yet to be lodged.
According to his family, Abrar Ahmed, a resident of an area under Dubagga Police Station, underwent angioplasty in 2018 at KGMU's Cardiology Department (Lari Cardiology).
He was admitted to KGMU's emergency centre after his condition deteriorated Sunday night.
Seeing his condition, doctors said he needed a ventilator immediately but since there was no spare unit, they referred him to another hospital.
Ahmed's son Saif alleged that doctors did not pay heed to his father's repeated requests for a ventilator.
"My father was given four injections after which he started to bleed from nose and mouth. Despite his pleadings, doctors treated him badly. He was referred to the Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences and he died on the way," Saif told reporters.
KGMU spokesperson Sudhir Singh said Ahmed was diagnosed with a coronary artery disease in 2018, but he skipped checkups.
"The patient underwent angioplasty. After angioplasty, the doctor called him for checkup from time to time, but the patient did not come to the OPD for follow-up after that," the hospital said in a statement.
"When his health deteriorated, the patient was brought to the emergency room in a serious condition of heart failure. Where the doctors immediately admitted him and put him on oxygen support and necessary tests were done," it said.
The patient had difficulty breathing, but "unfortunately, all the ICU-ventilator beds of Lari Cardiology were full."
"He was put on oxygen support and was immediately advised to be taken to Sanjay Gandhi PGI and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences. A reference letter was also given. An ambulance was also provided from KGMU to take the patient to another institution. Unfortunately, despite all efforts, the patient could not be saved," the statement said.
