Bengaluru: Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar has ruled out any corruption in procurement of COVID-19 related medical equipment procurement and said there is no need for an investigation into it, as demanded by Opposition parties.
Replying to allegations made by the Opposition members in the State Legislative Assembly here yesterday, Dr. Sudhakar said that market price varies according to the demand. They had procured PPE kits at Rs. 575 in the month of July. During initial stages, there was a huge demand and with domestic production, the Government had to procure 3 lakh PPE kits from China.
