The Uttarakhand Congress has demanded a high level inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the purchase of sanitizers used for spraying by the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD). The party has termed it a perfect case of officials making use of opportunities provided by the pandemic to fulfill their greed.
The vice president of Uttarakhand Congress Surya Kant Dhasmana has written a letter to the chief secretary Om Prakash in which the demand for an inquiry on the issue was made. The Congress leader said that the information sought by the a RTI activist and the response of his query clearly shows that how people adoring high offices used the opportunities provided by the pandemic and got involved in scams and irregularities. He said that a series of scams such as irregularities in distribution of ration kits by the labour welfare board, purchase of rapid test kits by the health department and sanitizer purchase scam in the MCD have exposed the real face of BJP.
He said that the MCD was involved in the purchase of sodium hypochlorite used for spraying without floating tenders and any quotations at prices which are many times higher than market prices. Dhasmana added that the CS should set up high level inquiry in the purchases made during the pandemic period.
Friday, 26 March 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
