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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Political slugfest over Delhi starvation deaths; spotlight on right to food

Political slugfest over Delhi starvation deaths; spotlight on right to food

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published Published on Jul 27, 2018   modified Modified on Jul 27, 2018
-PTI

NEW DELHI:
A political slugfest broke out today over the starvation deaths of three minors including a toddler in the national capital, with the BJP-led central government attacking the Kejriwal dispensation for the incident, which has yet again put the spotlight on lack of basic needs for a large section of the society.

The horrific deaths taking place in Delhi came as a big shock with the state's per capita income of Rs 3.29 lakh being the second highest in the country and nearly three times of the national average.

Even as the police on Thursday formed teams to trace the father of the three girls who died in East Delhi's Mandawali area on Tuesday, the issue also resonated in Parliament, where the BJP members attacked the AAP government alleging that a "ration" scam in Delhi was resulting in subsidised grains not reaching the poor.

The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan said the Centre has ordered an inquiry into the deaths.

Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the shocking incident was a result of the "biggest failure of system" and asked the Directorate of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) to submit details of concerned officials who had responsibility of keeping record of people living in the area and also fix their accountability.

The girls, aged eight, four and two years, were brought to a hospital by their mother and a friend at around 1 pm on Tuesday, and the hospital authorities had later informed police about their deaths. The initial postmortem report said that the girls died due to "malnourishment/starvation and its complications.

A second second autopsy was conducted at GTB Hospital that found no injury marks, with doctors saying "It looked like a typical case of malnutrition, dishevelled, monkey-like face, no trace of fat in the bodies."

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The Times of India, 26 July, 2018, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/political-slugfest-over-delhi-starvation-deaths-spotlight-on-right-to-food/articleshow/65151840.cms


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