As a series of health scams, all of which took place during the BJP’s previous regime, are out in the open, the Raman Singh government in Chhattisgarh is acting tough, cracking down on senior officials of the health department, fictitious firms and suppliers allegedly involved in the scandals.
While the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case of corruption against health department’s two directors, both senior doctors, and a retired health director in connection with the Rs 20 crore malaria medicines and equipment scam, the state police have been probing Colour Doppler and ICCU multi-para monitor scam, malaria spray pump and microscope scandal, syringe procurement scam and a case of alleged swindling of funds meant for “Kala Jatha” (street theatre) for creating awareness on health issues.
State Bureau of Investigation of Economic Offences (EOW) too has registered a case against seven people, including doctors, for alleged embezzlement and irregularities in purchase of substandard microscopes.
Incidentally, all these scams took place during the previous tenure of the BJP government when MBBS medical practitioner -turned-politician Dr Krishnamurthy Bandhi was health minister. While he lost the November 2008 Assembly polls, three health directors under him are now facing corruption charges. Dr D K Sen has secured anticipatory bail in Colour Doppler scam while Dr B K Sarva is in judicial custody. Dr Pramod Singh, who has gone underground since November last year as his name figured in the scam, has been suspended after courts rejected his applications for anticipatory bail.
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