Parents accuse Bhandara hospital administration of holding back babies to ‘show off’

The parents of the seven babies rescued in the January 9 fire incident have accused the Bhandara District General Hospital administration of forcibly holding back the children, to allegedly “show them off” to media and visiting ministers. The Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) at the hospital has had a flurry of VIP visits, including CM Uddhav Thackeray, home minister Anil Deshmukh, public health minister Rajesh Tope, medical education minister Amit Deshmukh and other cabinet ministers.​