Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Saturday accused the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government of “hiding” the actual maternal death figures in Ballari district, saying that the glucose given to mothers after c-section was “fake”, PTI reported. Shobha Karandlaje said that the glucose given to the victims after c-section was “fake”. (ANI) Karandlaje demanded a probe into the matter and sought action against state health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. In just a week, four women had died in the Ballari district hospital, while another lost her life in the region’s Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), she said. The Union Minister demanded compensation for the victims’ families and said, “Siddaramaiah government is hiding figures. Immediately, there should be an inquiry and action should be taken against Minister Rao.” She further noted that the glucose that was administered to the victims after cesarean (C-section) was “fake”. “Ringer Lactate glucose was supplied by Paschim Banga Pharmaceutical Ltd. This glucose has been banned. It was said by the department not to give it. Even then it was used and women lost …