Death of 5 women post delivery in State govt hospitals, BJP LoP Ashoka seeks ministers' resignations


Bengaluru, Nov 29 (IANS): After the death of five women post-delivery in two government hospitals in Ballary City, Karnataka BJP has demanded the resignations of the Health and Medical Education Minister and urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to act without delay.

Senior BJP leader R. Ashoka stated on Friday, “Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil must take moral responsibility and resign immediately.”

Ashoka further demanded that a fair and impartial investigation be conducted into this incident, and legal action should be taken against those responsible.

“In the past 10 days, five maternal deaths have occurred at the Ballary District Hospital and VIMS (Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences) hospital. However, the report submitted by an expert committee investigating these deaths has been kept confidential by the Congress government, raising numerous suspicions,” Ashoka stated.

Following these tragic deaths, on November 16, the Karnataka State Medical Supplies Corporation issued a circular instructing that Ringer Lactate Infusion, supplied by a private company, should not be used, he noted.

Ashoka questioned, “Is there any connection between the deaths of the mothers in Ballari and this circular? Who is responsible for supplying and using these substandard medicines? By keeping the report confidential, whom is the government trying to protect?”

"Despite this shocking incident that has shaken the entire state of Karnataka, neither CM Siddaramaiah nor Dy CM D.K. Shivakumar has taken any action or even expressed condolences. Moreover, the district in-charge Minister, Zameer Ahmad Khan, has not even visited the district so far, Ashoka slammed.

The people in Karnataka's Ballary and neighbouring Vijayanagar district expressed outrage against the authorities following the death of five women in a span of 10 to 15 days. The women were admitted to the District Government Hospital in Ballary city, and Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS).

It has been alleged that the deaths occurred due to negligence of the hospital authorities. Among the five deceased women, four had undergone cesarean delivery at the Ballary District hospital.

The families, relatives and people are questioning the absence of Minister for Waqf and Housing Zameer Ahmed Khan, who is the District In-Charge Minister for Ballary. They are also questioning the silence of representatives from the Ballary region.

District In-Charge Minister Zameer Ahmad Khan has stated that he will seek information regarding the deaths of pregnant women from the officials first and not be bothered to initiate proactive measures.

Four women in their post-pregnancy phase succumbed in 10-15 days at the Ballary Government District Hospital.

Mahalaxmi, 20, is the latest victim. Mahalaxmi, a resident of CS Pura in neighbouring Vijayapura district, was admitted to VIMS after she experienced labour pain. She gave birth to a child through the normal delivery procedure on Sunday. However, Mahalaxmi allegedly succumbed to severe bleeding and infection on Wednesday.

The parents of the deceased claimed the negligence of doctors was the reason for the death of their daughter and demanded action.

BIMS Director Dr Gangadhar Gowda said Mahalaxmi was suffering from anaemia. She was earlier treated at a hospital in Kudligi and later was admitted to the BIMS. She was not stable at the time of the admission and the family was informed of the risk ahead of the delivery. "We have done our best and Mahalaxmi succumbed to health ailments," he stated.

However, Mahalaxmi's parents maintained that their daughter was healthy and everything was normal. She suffered severe blood loss after the delivery of the child, and she was given 18 bottles of blood. All this indicates negligence on the part of the doctors, they stated.

At Ballary District Hospital on November 9, cesarean surgery was conducted on 14 pregnant women. Among them, seven developed health complications and in a week, four of them succumbed. The deceased were identified as Lalitamma, Rojamma, Nandini and Muskaan.

The series of deaths has raised concern among economically weaker sections of society who can't afford private hospitals and depend on government-run hospitals. The hospital authorities are claiming that the deaths are due to health complications of the pregnant women and washed off their hands.

 

 

 

  

Top Stories

Comment on this article

  • Sunil, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 30 2024

    Why BJP ministers didnt resign due to COVID, so many people died

    DisAgree Agree [4] Reply Report Abuse

  • Babu Shenoy, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 30 2024

    We are not asking for your resignation, Ashokanna. By December 10 you and Yaddymari Vijayendra will be removed from the positions you are holding now. Your agitation reminds me of Sarvajña's lines: "ಆನೆ ಬೀದಿಲಿ ಬರಲು ಶ್ವಾನ ತಾ ಬೊಗಳುವುದು, ಶ್ವಾನದಂತಾನೆ ಬೊಗಳಿದರೆ ಆನೆಯಾ ಮಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾನಿ, ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞ."

    DisAgree Agree [2] Reply Report Abuse

  • Af,,,, mangaluru

    Sat, Nov 30 2024

    How many Ministers are Resigned during BJP govt time corona deaths??

    DisAgree Agree [7] Reply Report Abuse

  • alfria, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 30 2024

    Don't give much importance to this illiterate jokers comments he only wants to be in the limelight

    DisAgree Agree [10] Reply Report Abuse

  • John, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 30 2024

    He should ask central government to return the tax collected from the state fully. Karnataka tax share is looted and send to uttar pradesh. But how will ask he will wet his pants on seeing modi

    DisAgree [1] Agree [12] Reply Report Abuse

  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 30 2024

    People remember all the BJP scams during Covid Pandamic especially hospital bed scam in Bangalore and in UP and other places people dying for lac of oxygen . If others went on the way. You are going BJP should have resigned en mass.

    DisAgree [1] Agree [11] Reply Report Abuse

  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Fri, Nov 29 2024

    politics over tragic deaths of mothers in childbirth ...

    DisAgree [1] Agree [12] Reply Report Abuse

  • George, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 29 2024

    For the last 6 months' how many peoples resignations you have demanded.? You have broken the record with Century Resignations' Demand. How many you can remember?

    DisAgree [1] Agree [16] Reply Report Abuse

  • Haneef, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 29 2024

    Was minister on hospital duty?

    DisAgree [1] Agree [16] Reply Report Abuse

  • Agoli Manjanna, Ajjibettu

    Fri, Nov 29 2024

    Achoka in UP Gorakhpur Hospital 300 children's died because of closure of oxygen why you people sat on your tail without any protests?

    DisAgree [1] Agree [23] Reply Report Abuse

  • real kujuma, kodial

    Fri, Nov 29 2024

    ashoka...leave everything aside and concentrate on your barking dog Yatnal....your house is in tatters...

    DisAgree [1] Agree [24] Reply Report Abuse

  • Roland, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 29 2024

    Ashok, first tell your UP CM Ajay Mohan Singh Bisht to sack his health minister for the deaths of new born babies in UP government hospital due to fire which was supposed to be state of the art hospital.

    DisAgree [1] Agree [23] Reply Report Abuse

  • AD, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 29 2024

    Appreciate the concern, this is what a responsible opposition do.

    DisAgree [10] Agree [8] Reply Report Abuse

  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 29 2024

    Daily this person get one or other issue to demand Congress Government resignation. First of all set right Yatnal. Then talk about Congress.

    DisAgree [1] Agree [21] Reply Report Abuse

  • Rita, Germany

    Fri, Nov 29 2024

    Shocking details.It is not normal five women died after delivery.Why could not they take immediate measurements to stop the bleeding ,either by doing hysterectomy or more care giving blood.?I doubt here they must have given predelivery time some by mistake other injection which caused severe bleeding after delivery?Hope they have done post martum and found what wrong was.But they may not give out result.Otherwise not possible all these ladies died post delivery .Sad for all these families.Heartfelt sympathies to families.Now Govt must feed these families and infants till their 18years age.Poor babies couldnt see their mother .

    DisAgree Agree [6] Reply Report Abuse

  • Damodar Das, Kundapur

    Fri, Nov 29 2024

    Once again this chap has started with his Resign slogan. People are electing congress overwhelmingly and he is asking them to resign. Don’t worry congress will look into the matter and check who recruited those unqualified Shaka trained doctors by 40% bribe.

    DisAgree [1] Agree [23] Reply Report Abuse


Leave a Comment

Title: Death of 5 women post delivery in State govt hospitals, BJP LoP Ashoka seeks ministers' resignations



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.