Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Tuesday asked the Centre to exercise utmost care while procuring coronavirus testing equipment from abroad to ensure that the fight against the pandemic is not weakened.
Referring to the corruption in import of equipment during the 2010 Commonwealth Games when the Congress was in power and alleged diversion of funds, the former UP chief minister said the BJP government need to take a lesson from it.
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2. अतः केन्द्र की वर्तमान भाजपा सरकार को भी उससे सबक सीखकर कोरोना बीमारी की विशेषकर जाँच से जुड़ी टेस्टिंग उपकरणों आदि को विदेशों से मंगाते समय जरूर पूरी-पूरी सावधानी बरतनी चाहिये ताकि कोरोना प्रकोप से लड़ाई किसी भी प्रकार कमजोर न पड़े। बी.एस.पी. की यह माँग व अपील भी है।
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) April 28, 2020
"The present BJP government at the Centre should take a lesson from it and take utmost care while seeking testing equipments related to corona especially from abroad so that the fight against corona outbreak is not weakened in any way. This is both the demand and appeal of the BSP," Mayawati said in a tweet.
The former UP chief minister's remark come in the backdrop of allegations of profiteering in procurement of equipment for fighting COVID-19. (PTI)
