Overview
- During his January 17 visit, Gandhi met patients at Bombay Hospital and families in Bhagirathpura, offering condolences and financial aid, as Congress leaders distributed cheques to affected households.
- Residents assert about 24 deaths, the state’s status report to the High Court earlier put the toll at seven, and the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College audit linked 15 deaths to the outbreak.
- The state detailed 440 patients across hospitals, with eight in ICU, 411 discharged, and 21 still under treatment, according to figures presented to the High Court.
- The Madhya Pradesh government has paid Rs 2 lakh each to 21 bereaved families on humanitarian grounds, while Gandhi demanded fuller compensation and clear accountability for lapses.
- BJP leaders accused the Congress of politicising the crisis, but Gandhi said he came to support residents who report that clean water remains uncertain despite short-term supply fixes.