MP child deaths: Dy CM Shukla meets grieving families, reviews treatment in Nagpur

Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla, who also holds the Public Health portfolio, on Monday met the families of children who died after consuming the toxic cough syrup Coldrif in Chhindwara and Betul districts.

- SATYAPRAKASH SHARMA

‘The tragedy has claimed at least 20 lives so far, exposing serious lapses in drug regulation and pharmaceutical oversight.

Shukla also visited hospitals in Nagpur, where several affected children are undergoing treatment, and inquired about their condition. Expressing deep sorrow, he said the government under CM Mohan Yadav stands firmly with the bereaved families and assured that all treatment expenses of the affected children would be borne by the state, including reimbursement of costs already incurred by parents.