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Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj addresses a press conference at party office, in New Delhi, Friday, May 10, 2024. (Photo: PTI)
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena Wednesday suspended Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj’s Officer on Special Duty (OSD) R N Das with immediate effect in connection with alleged irregularities in the procurement of medical kits, according to an official order.
Das was issued a show cause notice by the Directorate of Vigilance in April in connection with the alleged irregularities in the procurement of various items like Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, gloves, masks and Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kits worth around Rs 60 crore during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
The BJP has also alleged Das’s role in the registration process of a children’s hospital in Vivek Vihar where six newborns were killed in a fire incident on Saturday night.
#WATCH | On the suspension of his OSD Dr RN Das, Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj says, “Today my office is empty because all the advisors, fellows, and consultants who were appointed, all of them were removed by LG. After that, all the OSDs, and secretaries working here, there… pic.twitter.com/H2ZxksqiJS
— ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2024
First Published: May 29 2024 | 6:18 PM IST
