The Karnataka cupboard on Thursday determined to represent a Particular Investigation Staff (SIT) to probe the alleged irregularities within the buy of apparatus and medicines throughout COVID19 pandemic when the BJP was in energy within the state, primarily based on the interim report submitted by Justice Michael D’Cunha Fee.
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar.
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‘“After examining the interim report submitted by Justice Michael D’Cunha, the state cabinet has decided to constitute an SIT to conduct further investigation and take action,” Karnataka Regulation and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H Okay Patil advised reporters. The Minister mentioned an Inspector Basic of Police rank officer will head the SIT.
Nonetheless, the Chief Minister will determine the officers within the SIT. “Once the SIT comes into existence, it will start working and the moment it felt the need to file FIR, they will do it and start investigation,” Patil mentioned. He mentioned the ultimate report, as soon as submitted, may even be forwarded to the SIT to analyze. In accordance with him, the SIT will solely probe the irregularities and crime and never the restoration of the general public cash. “The recovery aspect will not be taken up by this SIT. The committee may give its recommendation on recovery. The recovery can be done by a separate agency of the Department of Revenue because it will be like a recovery of revenue dues,” Patil mentioned.
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He added that the restoration side was not mentioned within the cupboard assembly intimately. He additional claimed that largescale corruption had taken place within the title of COVID-19 administration. The state authorities had fashioned a fee headed by Justice D’Cunha, which submitted the interim report on August 31.
The panel had really helpful the prosecution of the then Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and former well being minister B Sriramulu. Subsequently, a cupboard sub-committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister D Okay Shivakumar was constituted to review the report and supply particulars to the cupboard, the Minister mentioned. The sub-committee submitted its report back to the cupboard on Thursday, Patil mentioned including that primarily based on its advice the Cupboard determined to type the SIT. The Minister alleged that the then BJP authorities behaved in essentially the most inhuman approach when it was supposed to guard folks from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The minister mentioned, “the irresponsible (BJP) government had indulged in corruption, cheating, and hiding information and documents. It also tried to stall the work of the Public Accounts Committee so that it couldn’t inspect documents and files.” “You are aware what kind of corruption had taken place. The Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kits that were available for ₹330 per unit in Karnataka and Mumbai were imported from foreign countries in lakhs for ₹2,117 per kit. They purchased outdated medicines at double to triple the prevailing rate from blacklisted companies,” he alleged.