Raipur: On Friday, the last day of the winter session of the Assembly, the issue of irregularities in the purchase of reagents worth Rs 660 crore by CGMSC from Mokshith Corporation was raised prominently. BJP MLA Dharamlal Kaushik raised the issue of reagent purchase during the Congress rule through a calling attention motion. The MLA alleged corruption in this matter and demanded an investigation. Other MLAs from the ruling party also supported it. On the demand of MLA Dharamlal Kaushik, Rajesh Munat, Sushant Shukla, Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal announced to get the matter investigated by EOW. He said, corruption took place in a planned manner in the previous government. Reagents were supplied without need and without demand. Reagents worth Rs 28 crore have been spoiled and there is a possibility of further spoilage. On the demand of the MLA, this matter will be investigated by EOW.
Irregularities detected in audit
BJP MLA Dharamlal Kaushik said, under the patronage of the previous government, Mokshit Corporation supplied reagents at a price much higher than the market price and Congress and the company made huge profits. The audit observation of the Principal Accountant General’s Office had detected major irregularities in the reagent purchase case. Audit observation was conducted from 29 January 2021 to 15 March 2021. In this audit, objections were raised in the purchase of Rs 193 crore.
Despite objections raised in the audit report, the tender was not cancelled. Mokshit Corporation continued its supplies. During its rule, Congress purchased more than the demand and supplied more than the demand. There has been massive corruption in this procurement process. This should be investigated by EOW or CBI.