Rs 1,600cr graft in Kerala health dept’s Covid kit purchases, says oppn
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
09.01.2022
Kochi: Congress on Saturday alleged that the disappearance of numerous files from the health department clearly indicates that massive corruption took place during purchases made for tackling Covid.
Opposition leader V D Satheesan demanded a detailed probe into “corruption worth ₹1,600 crore in irregular purchases made by health department during the pandemic”. Satheesan said lowquality PPE kits worth ₹550 each were purchased by the health department for a three-fold inflated price of ₹1,600. He also alleged irregularities in the purchase of 1 crore gloves. “More than 3,000 computer files and more than 500 paper files
have been destroyed to cover up the irregularities in the purchases made by health authorities. These purchases were made with the support of the political leadership of the ruling party,” the opposition leader said. ’
The government should be ready to launch a detailed probe into the entire deal to unearth facts,” Satheesan said.
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