Delhi Oxygen Shortage

The Delhi government is prepared to deal with the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today, as he urged people not to panic amid itsspread in the city.The national capital has reported 24 cases of Omicron so far.

To the centre's 'All is well' messaging over the coal situation in the country, several states have said that the crisis and concerns over power blackouts are real. Many Chief Ministers have written to PM Modi spotlighting the same.

Hours after the Centre's assurance that it has "sufficient" stocks to meet power sector demand, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has accused it of turning a blind eye to the crisis at hand.

Delhi government has told Delhi High Court that there is no reason or lawful justification for the Lieutenant Governor to object to constitution of a high powered committee to probe deaths caused by alleged oxygen shortage during second Covid wave.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has again rejected the Delhi government's proposal to form a panel to "investigate deaths due to oxygen shortage" in the national capital.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today alleged that the Delhi government has not received any letter from the Centre inquiring if any deaths in the national capital occurred due to oxygen shortage during the second Covid wave.

A day after the Delhi Police told a court that the deaths of 21 Covid patients in the national capital's Jaipur Golden Hospital were not due to oxygen shortage, the families of the victims accused the authorities of trying to "whitewash" the matter.

Delhi Police told a court in Delhi on Tuesday that the death of 21 COVID-19 patients in Jaipur Golden Hospital in April was not caused due to oxygen shortage, a claim which contradicts the hospital's stand.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said all deaths reportedly caused due to shortage of oxygen during second wave of COVID-19 in the city will be probed if the Centre allows the Delhi government to form a panel.

A day after the Centre's comment that no COVID-19 deaths have been reported by the states and UTs due to lack of oxygen, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday slammed the government and said the statement is "completely false".

A Delhi court on Tuesday pulled up Delhi Police for filing in a "casual manner" the reply to a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Jaipur Golden Hospital management for alleged deaths of COVID-19 patients due to oxygen shortage.

A day after the Delhi government came under fire for purportedly inflating its oxygen need during the devastating second wave of Covid, families of those who died due to the shortage in the national capital have demanded a fair probe into it.

Delhi "exaggerated" its oxygen needs by four times at the peak of the second wave of Covid and the supply of excess oxygen "affected other states", says a report that has set off a new clash between the Centre and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of the Centre and the city government on a plea seeking a CBI probe into the death of 21 Covid patients at the Jaipur Golden Hospital here in April allegedly due to oxygen shortage.

Over a month after Delhi's darkest public health crisis during the second wave of the pandemic, the Aam Aadmi Party government has formed a panel to look into the deaths caused by shortage of oxygen at hospitals.

The Delhi government is prepared to deal with the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today, as he urged people not to panic amid itsspread in the city.The national capital has reported 24 cases of Omicron so far.

To the centre's 'All is well' messaging over the coal situation in the country, several states have said that the crisis and concerns over power blackouts are real. Many Chief Ministers have written to PM Modi spotlighting the same.

Hours after the Centre's assurance that it has "sufficient" stocks to meet power sector demand, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has accused it of turning a blind eye to the crisis at hand.

Delhi government has told Delhi High Court that there is no reason or lawful justification for the Lieutenant Governor to object to constitution of a high powered committee to probe deaths caused by alleged oxygen shortage during second Covid wave.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has again rejected the Delhi government's proposal to form a panel to "investigate deaths due to oxygen shortage" in the national capital.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today alleged that the Delhi government has not received any letter from the Centre inquiring if any deaths in the national capital occurred due to oxygen shortage during the second Covid wave.

A day after the Delhi Police told a court that the deaths of 21 Covid patients in the national capital's Jaipur Golden Hospital were not due to oxygen shortage, the families of the victims accused the authorities of trying to "whitewash" the matter.

Delhi Police told a court in Delhi on Tuesday that the death of 21 COVID-19 patients in Jaipur Golden Hospital in April was not caused due to oxygen shortage, a claim which contradicts the hospital's stand.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said all deaths reportedly caused due to shortage of oxygen during second wave of COVID-19 in the city will be probed if the Centre allows the Delhi government to form a panel.

A day after the Centre's comment that no COVID-19 deaths have been reported by the states and UTs due to lack of oxygen, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday slammed the government and said the statement is "completely false".

A Delhi court on Tuesday pulled up Delhi Police for filing in a "casual manner" the reply to a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Jaipur Golden Hospital management for alleged deaths of COVID-19 patients due to oxygen shortage.

A day after the Delhi government came under fire for purportedly inflating its oxygen need during the devastating second wave of Covid, families of those who died due to the shortage in the national capital have demanded a fair probe into it.

Delhi "exaggerated" its oxygen needs by four times at the peak of the second wave of Covid and the supply of excess oxygen "affected other states", says a report that has set off a new clash between the Centre and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of the Centre and the city government on a plea seeking a CBI probe into the death of 21 Covid patients at the Jaipur Golden Hospital here in April allegedly due to oxygen shortage.

Over a month after Delhi's darkest public health crisis during the second wave of the pandemic, the Aam Aadmi Party government has formed a panel to look into the deaths caused by shortage of oxygen at hospitals.