Delhi did not receive letter from Centre seeking details on oxygen-related deaths: Manish Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said the Aam Aadmi Party government has not received any letter from the Centre asking it to share details on the deaths due to oxygen shortage in the national Capital during the second wave of the coronavirus.

“I read it in a newspaper that the Centre is saying it has asked states about oxygen-related deaths,” Sisodia said in a video shared on Twitter. “The newspaper’s report shows that the Centre has received a response from 13 states out of which one state has admitted to oxygen-related deaths and others have denied.”

He pointed out a few reports that said the central government has given Delhi time till August 13 to share details about the deaths. “The Delhi government has not received any letter from the Centre inquiring about the deaths,” he clarified.

Sisodia, however, said that the Delhi government will share the details with the Centre even if it has not asked about it.

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— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) August 10, 2021

In the last week of July, the Centre had asked the states and Union Territories to share data on deaths due to the shortage of oxygen during the second wave. This came days after the government…

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