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New Delhi, June 1: The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on Thursday began investigation into Delhi government’s alleged medicine scam raised by sacked minister Kapil Mishra. Searches were carried out at four places after ACB registered preliminary enquiry in the case.
Mishra had on Tuesday sought Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal’s “direct intervention” in the city’s health department over the alleged scam in purchase of medicines by the Aam Aadmi Party government. Mishra has been alleging irregularities in purchase of medicines and in payment to suppliers.
Mishra had accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Health Minister Satyendar Jain of misappropriating health funds and claimed three health scams, including one involving Rs 300 crore.
The Kejriwal government improperly procured medicines, overpaid for ambulances, and violated rules in transfers and appointments too, Mishra had said.
He alleged that Jain did not allow hospitals to buy medicines and instead handed over the task to a central procurement authority. “The government bought medicines worth crores of rupees six months in advance, even when hospitals said they don’t need them. Three godowns were built to store the medicines, which have been wasted,” Mishra had said.
Mishra had claimed that such medicines have since expired and hospitals have started running out of stock.
He had also raised doubts over the purchase of 100 ambulances in the national capital. He said that the 100 ambulance bought by the government for Rs 23 lakh each were supposed to be fireproof but four caught fire within the first few days of running. “Some are now not even in use,” he alleged.
The Karawal Nagar MLA had accused the Health Minister Jain of appointing at least 30 Medical Superintendents in Delhi hospitals without following the due process. “Jain broke rules of transfers and appointments. Junior officers were given senior posts and he ordered over 30 illegal postings,” Mishra had claimed.
With inputs from Agencies
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