In the wake of reported deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan allegedly due to the consumption of a cough syrup, the Congress on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe into the matter, strict action against those responsible and compensation for the families of the deceased.

The opposition party also accused the governments in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan of giving a “clean chit” to the companies that had manufactured the cough syrup that was allegedly responsible for the deaths of the children. It also sought an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue.

At a joint press briefing here with Congress Legislature Party leader in the Rajasthan Assembly Tika Ram Jully, the party’s legislature party leader in Madhya Pradesh, Umang Singhar, claimed that 16 children have

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