Encephalitis deaths: Rahul sends Azad to Gorakhpur

Last Updated: Thursday, October 20, 2011, 14:03

Tags: Encephalitis, Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will visit Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh to enquire about efforts to control the killer Japanese Encephalitis virus that has already taken at least 450 lives in the state.

"He (Azad) will leave for Gorakhpur today (Thursday) with a health ministry team and will be back Friday," a health ministry official told a news agency.

According to Congress sources, party general secretary Rahul Gandhi had requested Ghulam to visit the area.

Over 3,000 children have died of the viral disease since 2006 in the state.

Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday convened a meeting to take stock of the situation.

IANS

First Published: Thursday, October 20, 2011, 14:03

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Dr. Setu Sinha - Patna
Also, the headlines mentioned on this website seem to show Rahul Baba in a commanding position when the contents reveal that Azad rushing to Gorakhpur was due to a request by the Gandhi scion only...The media should be impartial, and appear so too....I am surprised that a news portal as reputed as yours can also resort to such mediocricity!!!

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Dr. Setu Sinha - Patna
It is a clear attempt by the Congress party to highlight Rahul Gandhi. The levels of sycophancy have stooped down to such levels that it really does not matter to the Family party if any of their senior Ministers are also shown in poor light. This incident definitely points out that the Congress is leaving no stone unturned to suggest that some of their very experienced leaders have lost all their concern for the sufferings of their people and are reminded of the same only at Rahul ji`s behest!!! As if, sans Rahul Gandhi, this govt. would be nothing more than paralysed!!! And if it is indeed so, then why are`nt such negligent ministers sacked from the cabinet???? The idea of giving false credit for the slightest positive gestures to Rahul Baba, and moreso, the competition between party stalwarts in doing the same, is no doubt going to ruin the country`s oldest party.