BBMP bed blocking scam takes new turn, MLA Satish Reddy accused of blocking beds for his supporters
Bengaluru: The alleged COVID bed-blocking scandal which rocked the BBMP South zone’s war room has now taken a new turn. On Tuesday, Parliamentarian Tejasvi Surya had conducted a press conference along with other MLAs and made serious allegations against some corporation officials and contract workers hired by the BBMP. The Bommanahalli region’s MLA, Satish Reddy, who participated in the press conference has now been accused of allotting beds to his supporters in the same case.
Reportedly, MLA Satish Reddy and his supporters were threatening the war room executives working in the Bommanahalli region, and providing beds for the COVID patients illegally. It is also learned that Satish Reddy had issued direct threats to the war room in-charge saying that among the war room employees, his supporters must be prioritized over others or he would bring in his supporters and demonstrate in front of the war room.
It is learned that amid the allegations that beds were being allotted to patients recommended by Satish Reddy, another accusation has come to light that the beds were also being sold for a certain amount of money to distressed patients.
Concerning the press conference on the bed-blocking scandal, where allegations were made by MP Tejasvi Surya, MLAs Satish Reddy, Ravi Subramanya, and Uday Garudachaar on Tuesday, the police had already arrested several individuals. Now, Satish Reddy’s name has come to the forefront of this case and given a new turn to the case.
However, MLA Satish Reddy has denied involvement in the scandal and said, “The accusation that my supporters were blocking beds inside the war room has no substance to it. Whoever has called my office requesting help for bed after they did not get a response from the helpline, in such case I have requested that beds be given to them on a preferential basis. But the allegation that I was blocking beds is a lie”, he informed.
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SC judges to make their assets public, amid row over cash at Justice Yashwant Varma’s house: Report
New Delhi: The Supreme Court judges have reportedly agreed to disclose their assets to the public by publishing the same on the top court's website.
The decision was taken recently at a full court meeting and a resolution in this regard was adopted which will apply to future judges as well, as reported by Bar and Bench on Thursday.
A copy of the resolution is yet to be made public.
According to the report, the decision was taken in the wake of recent controversies surrounding opacity in the functioning of the judiciary, especially after a huge pile of cash was allegedly discovered at the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, currently a judge of the Allahabad High Court.
The publication of assets on website was not mandatory earlier but was discretionary subject to whether an individual judge wanted to do the same, the report added.
