BJP slams Kejriwal as Max Hospital resumes operations

New Delhi Dec 20 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday slammed the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government soon after Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh resumed its operations days after its licence was cancelled by the city government for declaring a live newborn baby dead.

"Chief Minister Kejriwal needs to tell Delhi what deal did he strike with the Max Hospital administration for preparing a legally weak case that could not stand for a single date?" Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari told reporters.

"The restoration of medical services at Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh is no surprise for us in fact it was expected " the BJP MP from northeast Delhi said.

Tiwari s remarks came soon after Max Hospital earlier on Wednesday said operations were resumed after the Court of Finance Commissioner on Tuesday put on hold the government s December 8 order.

The hospital had appealed to the appellate authority to revoke the cancellation of the licence.

Lashing out at Kejriwal Tiwari said: "He is master at scripting such gimmicks with which he can emotionally attach to people for political gains. The legally unsubstantiated ban was just aimed to mislead people."

On December 8 the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government cancelled the 250-bed hospital s licence after its doctors on November 30 declared a premature newborn baby dead. He was found to be alive when his parents took his body for the final rites.

The baby died a week later due to "infection and other medical problems".

--IANS
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