Meerut Hospital LPG Shortage: Viral Video Shows Food Cooked on Stove, Officials React

• A video from Meerut District Hospital went viral, showing patients' food allegedly cooked on a makeshift wood-burning stove due to LPG shortage.
• Former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav shared the video on X, escalating the matter.
• Officials responded swiftly, providing gas cylinders to the hospital and suspending employees.
• District Hospital Superintendent Dr. BK Kaushik dismissed the video as edited, claiming water was heated for washing utensils, not cooking food.
• Authorities maintain there is no gas shortage in the district and patient meals are regularly prepared on gas.