Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Adityanath Accuses Previous Governments of Hiding Encephalitis Deaths
Yogi Adityanath said earlier Uttar Pradesh governments called encephalitis an “unknown disease.”
He accused them of using that label to hide the deaths of children.
He said the current government worked to identify and eliminate the disease.
He claimed encephalitis and brain fever have now been wiped out in Uttar Pradesh.
He made these comments in Bahraich.
He was there to open an upgraded railway route.
The route is 56.15 kilometres long and has been electrified.
The event also began with a two-minute silence for people affected by floods in Nepal.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused previous state governments of calling encephalitis an “unknown disease” to conceal children’s deaths.
Adityanath claimed encephalitis and brain fever have been eliminated in Uttar Pradesh under the current government.
He made the remarks in Bahraich during the inauguration of the Nepalganj Road-Nanpara-Bahraich rail section.
The 56.15-kilometre railway section was converted to broad gauge and electrified at an approximate cost of Rs 730 crore.
Four existing train services were extended to Nepalganj Road, and the event opened with a tribute to victims of recent floods in Nepal.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, along with Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and other dignitaries.
- What
- Adityanath accused previous governments of concealing encephalitis deaths and inaugurated the Nepalganj Road-Nanpara-Bahraich rail section.
- When
- August 31, according to the report.
- Where
- Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- He said previous governments used the term “unknown disease” to cover up deaths, while the current government had identified and eliminated encephalitis.
- Main allegation
- Adityanath said previous state governments called encephalitis an “unknown disease” to cover up children’s deaths.
- Disease claim
- He claimed encephalitis and brain fever had been wiped out in Uttar Pradesh.
- Rail section
- Nepalganj Road-Nanpara-Bahraich railway section.
- Route length
- 56.15 kilometres.
- Railway upgrades
- The section was converted to broad gauge and electrified.
- Project cost
- Approximately Rs 730 crore.
- Train services
- Four existing services were extended to Nepalganj Road.
- Tribute
- Attendees observed two minutes of silence for victims of recent floods in Nepal.