Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly Siddharamaiah has demanded a judicial probe into the alleged multi-crore scam in the purchase of COVID-19 equipment.
Raising the issue under Rule 69 in the Assembly here yesterday, he claimed that the scam runs into several crores of rupees and the purchase lacked transparency. There is a prima facie evidence of large-scale corruption and judicial probe was must to punish the guilty. “We have documents to prove kickbacks in the purchase of face mask, PPE kit, ventilator and sanitiser by paying seven times the original amount. In the name of Containment Zone, Rs.60,000 to Rs.70,000 has been spent on each zone and embezzled funds worth crores of rupees,” he alleged.
