Bihar is currently undergoing a massive outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) that has led to the death of over 100 children in the state in the past two weeks. The situation was critical and there was a dire need for taking rapid action to deal with the epidemic and have as much damage control as possible. 

In order to figure out a plan of action quickly, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan carried out a press meet along with Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister Of State for Health and Family Welfare and Bihar's Health Minister, Mangal in Muzaffarpur on Sunday. 

However, instead of showing their concerns towards the loss of life for the young infants of the state, the Health Minister seemed more interested in the ICC World Cup match between India and Pakistan. 

Check out the shocking video shared by the official Twitter handle on ANI: 

#WATCH Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey asks for latest cricket score during State Health Department meeting over Muzaffarpur Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) deaths. (16.6.19) pic.twitter.com/EVenx5CB6G

— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2019

“Kitna wicket hua tha?” asked the politician wishing to know how many wickets had fallen in the game. 

This kind of insensitivity shown by the representative towards his people, especially during such a crisis led to the opposition demanding an immediate resignation from Pandey. 

"Pandey was more interested in knowing the cricket score while Harsh Vardhan was telling mediapersons on they plans to alleviate the situation arising from the encephalitis outbreak," IANS quoted RJD leader Ram Chandra Purve.

The unfortunate and heartbreaking incident comes after Minister Of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey was being extensively criticised for sleeping at another press conference on the mass outbreak to which he had replied by saying that he was indulged in “deep thought” and was not asleep.

Twitter is livid with the inconsiderate behaviour of the ministers and their reactions are completely justified: 

They all should be sacked with immediate effect by Modi.

— The Baba (@whateverbaba) June 17, 2019

Score: #IndiaVsPakistan in #Bihar

ð #AcuteEncephalitisSyndrome crosses the 100 mark as Pakistan failed to control the outbreak in #Muzaffarpur

ðWhose negligence? Why infrastructure lacking?#SaveChildrenInBihar ð¢The future cricketers

But #WhoCares, "Choti Si Baat" haið pic.twitter.com/lNxedKQxwT

— ð« f@¡z ð« (@zules7172) June 17, 2019

One doc goes blue, IMA on strike...100s of kids die, none protest...Where are the electorates?

— ð« f@¡z ð« (@zules7172) June 18, 2019

Score rises to 100+

— Aminul Hb (@notinnames) June 17, 2019

Elections are over, power retained, so the people of India, go to hell, see how we will torture you, people perhaps deserved this after all they votes for people like these blindly

— Citizen Shivam (@ShivamJ24) June 17, 2019

Shame shame ...  iske bachhe bhi jab ye dekhenge to unhe bhi sharm aayegi , par inko nahi

— SAURABH (@aerosaurabh) June 17, 2019

Shame.. we are shameful that such people run our country #shame @NitishKumar @BJPBiharState @BJP4India

— Gurjinder Singh (@GurjinderSinghz) June 17, 2019