Former Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) president Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday held Chief Minister Nitish Kumar responsible for the children's deaths in Muzaffarpur district and demanded his resignation.
"Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is responsible for children's deaths in large numbers in Muzaffarpur district...Despite so many deaths of children, the state government has not taken any concrete action to prevent it... The entire health services have been left at God's mercy," Kushwaha said while talking to reporters here at his party office. Nearly 140 children have lost their lives due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak in the state since June 1, of which 127 died in Muzaffarpur district alone, state health department sources said.