Covid-19 | BJP seeks probe into ‘profiteering’ through vaccine sale by Punjab Govt.

The BJP on Saturday sought a probe into alleged profiteering by the Congress authorities in Punjab by promoting COVID vaccines to personal hospitals, and mentioned that “heads ought to roll’.

The get together fielded Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri to focus on the Amarinder Singh authorities, with the BJP chief asserting that the State dispensation’s resolution to withdraw the controversial order reveals that there was one thing “fishy” within the matter.

Taking a swipe at Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi, Mr. Puri mentioned they questioned the Modi authorities over the vaccine provide when their authorities in Punjab was indulging in alleged profiteering to the tune of ₹38 crore by promoting jabs to personal hospitals.

Large doses of vaccines have been discovered dumped in Rajasthan, one other Congress-ruled State, he mentioned.

“Government profiteering should stop. There should be a probe to bring facts in the public domain,” Mr. Puri mentioned at a digital press convention, including “heads should roll”.

He additionally sought to know the “nature of the fund” to which the cash obtained by the State Government from non-public hospitals was credited.

Inflated costs

Citing a Punjab authorities communication, he mentioned it procured Covishield vaccines for ₹412 per dose however bought it to personal hospitals for ₹1000 and so they, in flip, charged ₹1,560 from the folks.

Two non-public hospitals in Mohali charged folks ₹3,000 and ₹3,200, he alleged.

While the Congress is busy with the “cricket match” between Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu, that is what’s going on within the State, he mentioned, referring to the interior bickering within the get together.

Taking exception to the Punjab authorities assertion that its resolution has not been taken in the suitable spirit, Mr. Puri mentioned this factors to concealment of corruption and a tradition of impunity within the Congress.

For the Congress corruption is one thing to be taken as a right, he alleged.

Under flak from the Opposition for “diverting” COVID vaccines to personal hospitals, the Punjab authorities had withdrawn its order on Friday.

This official motive cited by the Punjab authorities for withdrawing the order displays “poverty and incompetence” of the ruling dispensation within the State which attracts its inspiration from Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, he alleged.

Mr. Puri additionally hit out on the Congress for allegedly fuelling vaccine hesitancy as a few of its senior leaders “questioned” the protection and efficacy of Indian-manufactured jabs, and questioned if this was as a result of the get together needed imports of international vaccines for getting “commission”.

Farm legal guidelines

Mr. Puri additionally accused the Opposition events of spreading misinformation and lies over the just lately enacted farm reform legal guidelines, noting that the central authorities has carried out document procurement, with Punjab being the key beneficiary.

The State contributed over 32% of 411.19 lakh tonnes of the wheat procured, with over ₹26,103.89 crore credited to financial institution accounts of farmers instantly, he mentioned.

Opposition leaders had alleged that the brand new legal guidelines will result in the minimal assist worth regime and mandis being carried out away with, he mentioned.

At the press convention, he once more attacked the critics of the central vista venture and asserted that as of now work on elevating a brand new parliament constructing costing ₹900 crore and Central Vista avenue costing ₹400 crore is on.

An MLA hostel being inbuilt Maharashtra is alone costing ₹900 crore, he mentioned.

To a query about AAP MLA and Delhi Waqf Board chairman Amanatullah Khan looking for assurance that no mosque within the space could be affected by the venture, Mr. Puri, whose ministry is answerable for the train, mentioned his doorways are open for talks and he’ll look into the matter.