New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- Launching a sharp attack on the BJP governments in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra over the deaths of tribal children in separate incidents, the Congress on Monday charged grave lapses in nutrition, healthcare and hostel safety and demanded an independent inquiry and action against those responsible.
Addressing the media here, AICC Tribal Department chairman Vikrant Bhuria said the death of 22 children from the particularly vulnerable Baiga tribal community in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district, due to malnutrition and diseases, and the demise of of three tribal girls after snake bites at a hostel in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district exposed what he described as the "appalling" condition of tribal communities under the...