Delhi Assembly Reveals Staff Shortage at Asha Kiran Shelter Home Amidst 14 Deaths

The Committee on Petitions of the Delhi Assembly reported a significant shortage of staff at Asha Kiran shelter home, where 14 inmates died recently. The shelter home's administrator appointment by the LG has also come under scrutiny. The Delhi government has ordered a magisterial probe into the deaths, with further action pending the investigation report.

Staff shortages at Asha Kiran shelter home in Rohini have been declared critical by the Delhi Assembly's Committee on Petitions, following the deaths of 14 inmates last month.

AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar, chairing the committee, accused the LG of appointing an administrator who was previously suspended for bribery, without consulting the social welfare minister.

The Delhi government is awaiting a magisterial probe report to determine the cause of deaths, and has vowed strict action against any negligence found among officials.