Bengaluru, Jul 23: The opposition party Congress on Thursday demanded a judicial enquiry in the alleged scam in coronavirus related medical equipment procurement by Karnataka government.
However, Deputy chief minister Ashwathnarayan and Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai denied all the allegations.
Leader of Opposition (LoP) and former Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar addressed a press conference here and demanded a judiciary enquiry under a sitting High Court judge to investigate "BJP's Corona Scams."
"I made allegations on July 3. Nobody has denied it officially. On July 20, Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu and Deputy Chief Minister Ashwathnarayan in a press conference denied my allegations. Today, I furnished 14 documents. If you go through it, you will find corruption and misappropriation in medical equipment purchase," Siddaramaiah said.
"The documents are available with the government, how can they deny their own documents. They are telling that they have spent only Rs 324 crore but according to me the government has spent more than Rs 4,000 crore and nearly Rs 2,000 crore went in the minister and bureaucrats' pockets," he said.
He further said, "Centre has procured 50,000 ventilators under PM Cares at a cost of Rs 4, lakh per unit. Tamil Nadu has procured at Rs 4.78 lakh. But in our state, the price is between Rs 5.6 lakh to Rs 18.2 lakh. Is this not corruption?"
Siddaramaiah also dared the government to step up for an enquiry if they are "honest and transparent".
"I am demanding, constitute a judicial committee headed by sitting high court judge, let there be an enquiry in detail," he said.
DK Shivakumar said that his party has made the allegations based on government documents and media reports showing corruption.
"Karnataka government is purchasing equipment at high rates. We have exposed BJP's Rs 2,000 crore scams today. The government's main focus is to loot. They have paralysed the state administration," he said.
Denying the Congress' allegations, Deputy Chief Minister, Ashwathnarayan said that the government is ready to discuss this in the Assembly house.
"They have alleged Rs 700 crore misappropriation by health department but we have shown we have spent only Rs 290 crore," he said.
Giving details of the SDRF expenditure towards COVID-19 containment he said, "We have released Rs. 23,220.01 lakh in SDRF accounts and they have spent Rs Rs. 15, 918.99 lakh in various activities like migrant relief measures, measures for quarantine, sample collection, screening from March 14 to July 16."
Karnataka Home Minister, Basavaraj Bommai, said, "Karnataka government has spent Rs 506 crores for medical equipment and Rs 1,611 crores for other activities related to combatting COVID-19. So, we have spent Rs 2,117 crores as of now and there is no corruption in it."
Comments
today TRUMP ..tomorrow SUNNY LEION ...no doubt about that
and interested thing is TRUMP married thrice ... can cheddis ?
TRUMP likes to eat COW MATA and PIG BABA ... do they like?
one more interested thing is his grand father FREDRICK TRUMP was barber and owner of hotels and BROTHELS ....
Trump likes to have BEEF with cake, they forgot to bring it in the Party, Sena he is a BEEF (MATA) eater. Careful buddies!!!
This clearly shows that chaddis are anti nationals.
Because they are celebrating the birthday of one person who always hate Indians and scolded Indians many times.
Don't be surprised if these chaddis forget RAM Mandir and start demanding Trump Mandir...
How sad......what more can be expected from worshippers of Godse
This is what happens when some people remain illeterate. please my dear friends send your children to school, educate them, highly qualified to atleast understand what is right and wrong, so we will not see such kind of stupid brithday celebration in our future generations.
Good news....
Childrens be prepared for one more National Holiday (TRUMP JAYANTHI) in india.
Shameless Creatures....
Muslims are so powerful....chuddies (Trump) are scared......
he will ask \who r u ? touble mongers?"
Wonderful celebration by the RSS/ SEENA Mongers, these Buffoons thinking what??? Once Master Donald elected then he will teach Goonda Sennas A good lessons because he is Americians, these Cruel Baboon's not yet understand these American's, Puppet of Arabs, they will not believe you Poor Nasty's, they need money they are behind of money my dear Sena Criminals, spend poor people money for celebrating his Birthday totally waste and angry with your Neighbour friends made Dushman!!!!!! you criminals never and ever improve, feel like you Forgotten your died leader.
Jai Hoo Hindustan.
AFTER WINNING THE ELECTIONS TRUMP WILL CONVERT ALL CHADDIS INTO HIS MANGA JAATI.
Finaliy the RSS parivar proovd that hitler is the grand father and his belover is the father of the parivar.any how they not celebreated thire on father birthday so enjoy this tyip of stupid birthday,jai hoooooooooooooo
Now they forget to celeberate death anniversary of Late Takre.
Add new comment