In December, BJP revealed that a company named Paschim Banga Pharmaceutical was responsible for producing Ringer Lactate (RL) solutions that caused deaths in Karnataka. At the same time, the BJP's Doctors' Cell held a press conference exposing the state government’s continued awarding of tenders to this company despite serious allegations against it. Evidence supporting these claims was presented to the media.  

Reports indicate that similar deaths occurred in April of the previous year. Despite warnings from the health department against using RL solutions, they were still being distributed in hospitals. Questions arise: Why were these solutions administered to patients? Why were state funds used to procure a blacklisted product? Who profited from these decisions?

Had the state government taken timely action, the tragic death of a mother in Medinipur Medical College could have been prevented. While the spotlight is now on the death of pregnant women, there are also allegations that medicines from this company have caused kidney and liver failures, as they are distributed through multiple subsidiaries in the market.

An FIR must be filed against Health Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Health Secretary of Bengal for negligence and deliberate actions leading to deaths. A thorough investigation should also determine whether the company has links to the TMC.