READY FOR JUDICIAL PROBE: DINESH
The New Indian Express Mangaluru|December 20, 2024
Minister says govt not shielding anyone and he's ready to face any action if found guilty
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KARNATAKA Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Thursday informed the Assembly that the State Government has taken serious note of the maternal deaths in Ballari government hospital and is ready to order a judicial probe to bring out the truth.

His statement in the Assembly comes a day after the BJP raised the issue in the House attacking the State Government over the recent maternal deaths in Ballari. "If I am found guilty, I am ready to face any action," Dinesh said, adding that there was no question of sparing the guilty.

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