‘Cash for vaccines’ | Congress seeks action against Tejasvi Surya, uncle
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Party calls for their disqualification as lawmakers for allegedly demanding money for vaccines.
The Congress on Saturday requested for a police case to be registered against Lok Sabha member and BJP chief, Tejasvi Surya, and his uncle, BJP MLA Ravi Subramanya, and their disqualification as lawmakers for allegedly demanding money for vaccines that have been being administered at a personal hospital in Karnataka.
“Scandalous & Shocking! This is BJP’s Profiteer from Adversity. People are dying of shortage of #vaccine & BJP leaders are making money of their misery. Can their be a bigger crime, Mr. Modi?” Congress basic secretary Randeep Surjewala posted on Twitter.
Mr. Surjewala, who’s the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Karnataka, was reacting to information experiences of Mr. Subramanya, a three-term MLA, asking for cash through the vaccination drive.
Addressing a digital press convention, Congress press spokesperson Pawan Khera referred to an audio clip that was circulated within the native media the place the BJP MLA’s title cropped up.
“Today, some audio recordings were leaked in the local media of Karnataka… In those audio recordings, supervisor of a private hospital clearly tells member of the public that per vaccination he will have to pay ₹900 and not a penny less. The supervisor also tells this gentleman on telephone that ₹700 of this ₹900 have to be given to Mr. Ravi Subramanya, BJP MLA from Basavanagudi, Karnataka, and uncle of Tejasvi Surya,” alleged Mr. Khera.
The Congress spokesperson stated Mr. Surya, who can be the nationwide president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, had put up banners together with his {photograph}, promoting the vaccine drive in the identical hospital and on the similar fee of ₹900 per dose.
“We also want to place some demands. There should be an FIR lodged against Mr. Surya and his uncle… This is cash for vaccines. The membership of Tejasvi Surya from the Parliament should be ended with immediately… The membership from the Karnataka Assembly of Mr. Ravi Subramanya should be ended right now” he added.
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