Delhi High Court seeks status report on how Gautam Gambhir procured bulk supplies of COVID-19 drugs
The Hindu
‘We are sure he had good intentions. But the way he has gone about it, he has actually done a disservice, unintentionally may be’
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the drug controller to give a status report on its inquiry on how politicians such as BJP MP Gautam Gambhir was able to buy COVID-19 drugs in bulk amid shortages. "Mr. Gautam Gambhir must have done it to genuinely help the needy. Let us be clear about it. But the issue is, is that a responsible behavior? Should he not have realized that medicines are in shortage for others?" a bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh remarked. The high court also directed the Drug Controller of Delhi government to probe into allegations of procuring and hoarding medical oxygen made against AAP MLAs Priti Tomar and Praveen Kumar.
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