Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister C.P. Thakur have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Bihar's Muzaffarpur, where at least 118 children have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).

In a letter to Modi, Thakur, who is currently a Rajya Sabha member, requested him to visit the state-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) to take the stock of the situation and also appealed for financial help to the victims' families.