Patna (Bihar): In a major development, Jamui's Civil Surgeon Dr Vijayendra Satyarthi, District Programme Officer, and Immunization Officer have been suspended on the charges of negligence following allegations of Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav about a COVID testing 'scam' in Bihar.
Along with the above, the in-charges of Barhat and Sikandra PHC have also been suspended. According to reports, action has been taken on the recommendation of the District Magistrate (DM).
CM SAYS MATTER BEING INVESTIGATED
When Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who returned to Patna from Delhi today, was questioned by the media personnel at Patna airport about the coronavirus testing 'scam', he said that the truth is not yet known. If there is something wrong, then the culprits will be brought to book after investigation, he said.
RJD MP RAISES ISSUE IN RAJYA SABHA
RJD Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha quoted a media report saying that the coronavirus testing in Bihar has been shown out of proportion without conducting any tests in reality. Pointing towards the scam, he said that fake data entry has been done. Therefore, it should be investigated at a high level, he said.
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TEJASHWI YADAV'S ACCUSATION
Earlier, the Leader of Opposition and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, accusing him of committing forgery in the name of coronavirus testing. Tejashwi alleged that by showing fake corona tests in Bihar, the leaders and officials have committed a scam worth billions of rupees.
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हमारे द्वारा जमीनी सच्चाई से अवगत कराने के बावजूद CM और स्वास्थ्य मंत्री बड़े अहंकार से दावे करते थे कि बिहार में सही टेस्ट हो रहे हैं।
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) February 11, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
टेस्टिंग के झूठे दावों के पीछे का असली खेल अब सामने आया है कि फर्जी टेस्ट दिखाकर नेताओं और अधिकारियों ने अरबों रुपयों का भारी बंदरबांट किया है!
">हमारे द्वारा जमीनी सच्चाई से अवगत कराने के बावजूद CM और स्वास्थ्य मंत्री बड़े अहंकार से दावे करते थे कि बिहार में सही टेस्ट हो रहे हैं।
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) February 11, 2021
टेस्टिंग के झूठे दावों के पीछे का असली खेल अब सामने आया है कि फर्जी टेस्ट दिखाकर नेताओं और अधिकारियों ने अरबों रुपयों का भारी बंदरबांट किया है!हमारे द्वारा जमीनी सच्चाई से अवगत कराने के बावजूद CM और स्वास्थ्य मंत्री बड़े अहंकार से दावे करते थे कि बिहार में सही टेस्ट हो रहे हैं।
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) February 11, 2021
टेस्टिंग के झूठे दावों के पीछे का असली खेल अब सामने आया है कि फर्जी टेस्ट दिखाकर नेताओं और अधिकारियों ने अरबों रुपयों का भारी बंदरबांट किया है!
"If Bihar's soulless corrupt Nitish Kumar had his way, the corpses of the poor would have been sold to make money during the coronavirus pandemic," Tejashwi said in a tweet in Hindi.
"In a newspaper investigation, it has become clear that unlike the government claims, the coronavirus test has not been done and the concocted testing has been done by manipulating huge amounts running into billions," Yadav said.
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WHAT IS THE ENTIRE ISSUE?
According to a report, a person from Khagaria district in Bihar claimed that three women were taken for testing. However, the three were declared positive without testing, following which they were placed in quarantine. When they complained to the DM about the matter, the matter was investigated. When the women tested negative, they were released. The man accused the health workers of negligence.
According to the report, 885 samples were testes for COVID-19 at six PHCs in Jamui, Sheikhpura, and Patna in Bihar. It came to light that the mobile numbers of most of the patients whose reports came negative, were registered incorrectly. According to the report, the data entry staff at the district headquarters blamed the PHC employees working at the grassroots level for these lapses.
