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TMI BlogCAG report on PPE kits purchase: Congress steps up attack on LDF governmentX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... CAG report on PPE kits purchase: Congress steps up attack on LDF government X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... is is not corruption, what is?". Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala criticised that the Left government procured PPE kits at inflated rates with the knowledge of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. "Orders for procuring PPE kits at lower rates were cancelled and they were bought at highly inflated rates. If this is not corruption, what is? The then Health Minister K K Shailaja says it was do ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ne with the knowledge of the CM. So, if it is done with CM's knowledge, then is it not corruption?" he asked while speaking to reporters here. Defending the Left government's actions, former state Finance Minister Thomas Isaac questioned on what basis the CAG claimed that kits were available at a lower rate. "What quality are they saying was available at a lower rate? Based on what data are they ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... making the comparisons? It is an attempt to sling mud at the government. The CAG should keep accounts. The BJP has destroyed this institution (CAG). All constitutional institutions and authorities are being destroyed by them," he alleged. The Congress-led UDF opposition is supporting such acts of the BJP, he further contended. He further claimed that the CAG report was part of its crusade agains ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t Kerala. "Earlier, they came against KIIFB. We replied back in the same coin. The government will give reply to this too," he said. The CAG report tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday charged that the irregularities in the procurement of PPE kits led to an additional expenditure to the state to the tune of Rs 10.23 crore. The report also alleged that the state-run Kerala Medical Services Co ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rporation Ltd (KMSCL) had shown undue favour to Maharashtra-based San Pharma company by providing it 100 per cent of the purchase value of the PPE kits as advance in violation of the norms. The report prompted Congress-led UDF opposition to make corruption allegations against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the then state Health Minister K K Shailaja. Earlier in the day, Chennithala also sai ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d that the opposition had pointed out the corruption in the past and now its allegations have been justified by the CAG. "It was a huge corruption and loot," he said. Chennithala also said that the CAG had found that expired medicines were distributed by KMSCL to government hospitals. "The KMSCL did what should have never been done. The government is playing with the lives of the people. Action s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hould be taken against everyone who was part of these irregularities," he contended. PTI HMP HMP ADB X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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