New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena really useful a CBI inquiry into an alleged provide of medication that failed high quality normal assessments in authorities hospitals, information company PTI reported citing Raj Niwas officers. It’s alleged that the medicine have the “potential of endangering lives”.
In response to the report, Saxena wrote to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar flagging his concern over the medicines. “It’s with a way of deep concern that I’ve perused the file. I’m, to say the least, anguished at the truth that lakhs of hapless individuals and sufferers are being equipped pretend medicine which have failed high quality normal assessments,” Saxena wrote, as reported by PTI.
“Examined by authorities in addition to personal analysts/ laboratories as per guidelines and statutory provisions below the Medication and Cosmetics Act, 1940, these have failed and are categorised as ‘Not of Commonplace High quality’,” he additional wrote.
The Lieutenant Governor stated that these medicines have been procured by the Central Procurement Company (CPA) below the Delhi Well being Providers (DHS) they usually have been equipped to the federal government hospitals in addition to the mohalla clinics.
After complaints over “sub-standard medicines” on the authorities hospitals, drug samples have been collected for testing, Raj Niwas officers stated, reported PTI.
Responding to the allegation, Delhi Well being Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj stated that after assuming workplace, he had directed an audit of the medicine, however no motion was taken by the Well being Secretary.
Taking to X, Bharadwaj wrote, “I joined on 9.3.2023, gave instructions dated 21.3.2023 for audit of Medicines procured by means of CPA or in any other case. No motion by Well being Secretary. Once more motion taken report sought from Well being Secretary dated 24.7.2023. Nonetheless, no response got here from Well being Secretary.”
I joined on 9.3.2023, gave instructions dated 21.3.2023 for audit of Medicines procured by means of CPA or in any other case. No motion by Well being Secretary .
Once more motion taken report sought from Well being Secretary dated 24.7.2023. Nonetheless, no response got here from Well being Secretary. pic.twitter.com/bUEBYfyCbm
— Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) December 23, 2023
“Procurement of medicines comes below DGHS and dept head is Well being Secretary. 2 months again, on 23.10.2023 , I really useful LG saab to droop Well being Secretary SB Deepak Kumar and DGHS. Why no motion in opposition to them ? Not less than droop them now,” he wrote.
Procurement of medicines comes below DGHS and dept head is Well being Secretary.
2 months again, on 23.10.2023 , I really useful LG saab to droop Well being Secretary SB Deepak Kumar and DGHS.
Why no motion in opposition to them ?
Not less than droop them now. pic.twitter.com/HXb1pJ5zAh
— Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) December 23, 2023
Slamming the Centre, he additional stated that CBI probe has been ordered on the medicine however not consumables equipped by the Central authorities. Addressing a press sonference, he stated, “Order for CBI enquiry has solely been given for medicines and never for consumables that have been purchased from the Central authorities. This reveals that if consumables samples would have been taken for the probe then that may have raised questions on the Centre.”
VIDEO | “Order for CBI enquiry has solely been given for medicines and never for consumables that have been purchased from the Central authorities. This reveals that if consumables samples would have been taken for the probe then that may have raised questions on the Centre,” says Delhi… pic.twitter.com/gAMP5pMvZS
— Press Belief of India (@PTI_News) December 23, 2023
BJP Calls for Sacking Of Delhi Well being Minister, Cong Seeks Probe
In the meantime, within the mild of the allegations, BJP demanded that Delhi Well being Minister be sacked.
Blaming Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP dispensation for the state of affairs, BJP stated Bharadwaj ought to be sacked.
“We have now the lab and vigilance report. The samples of the medicines being supplied within the Delhi authorities hospitals have failed. We demand that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal instantly sack his well being minister,” PTI quoted Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva as saying.
Terming the matter as “critical”, Delhi Congress sought an investigation and stated motion ought to be taken in opposition to the culprits.
“It’s a major problem and a probe have to be performed… A medical board ought to be constituted by the federal government in order that different medicines will also be examined and motion ought to be taken in opposition to these discovered responsible,” PTI quoted Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Beautiful as saying.