Dehradun: Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday said that the alleged fake Covid tests during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar amounted to an attempt to murder and that he would ask the Chief Minister to get a judicial inquiry into the matter. He also said the time when this scam was orchestrated should also be brought out before the public. "Fake COVID tests (during Haridwar Kumbh Mela) amount to the crime of the attempt to murder. The Chief Minister should order a judicial inquiry in this matter. People should also be told as to when this scam occurred," Rawat said.
This comes a day after state Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat had remarked that the matter (COVID testing scam) was from the time before he took charge as the CM. "This matter is from the time before I took charge as the CM. As soon as I took charge, I ordered an inquiry into it. A probe is underway, strict action will be taken against those found guilty," the Chief Minister had said on Thursday.
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