Shobha Karandlaje accused of involving in Rs 90 crore scam
Bengaluru, December 26: Alleging that BJP state general secretary Shobha Karandlaje had involved in Rs 90 crore scam when she was the Energy Minister, Neeti Trust president Jayan complained against her to the ACB demanding investigation into it.
Speaking to reporters after submitting the complaint to the ACB here on Wednesday, he said that the multi-crore scam was happened in Bunch Cable work in 2012-13. So, the ACB should conduct investigation against Shobha Karandlaje and 12 others involved in the scam, he demanded.
Total 20,000 electrical distribution boxes were purchased. The market price of one box was Rs 800, but the BESCOM had fixed Rs 1987. However, the department had purchased one box at Rs 6000. Apart from this, the department had also purchased 49,000 connectors at exorbitant price, he alleged.
The market price of one connector was Rs 80, but the BESCOM had fixed Rs 152. However, the department had purchased one connector at Rs 855. Even irregularities were happened in labour work, he said and demanded action against then BESCOM Secretary S Selva Kumar.
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Attack on Chennai doctor: Strict law needed to stop such violence, says IMA Goa
Panaji (PTI): The Indian Medical Association's Goa branch has condemned the attack on an oncologist by a patient's relative at a hospital in Chennai and demanded a stringent and deterrant legislation to curb violence against doctors in the country.
Such cases need to be fast-tracked, with exemplary punishment to culprits, it said.
Dr Balaji Jagannathan (53) was stabbed at least seven times on Wednesday by a man at the Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital in Chennai allegedly over grievances regarding the treatment of his mother at the facility, according to hospital officials.
The doctor was being treated and his condition was reported to be stable, they said.
The 26-year old accused was later arrested.
Condemning the attack, IMA Goa president Dr Sandesh Chodankar on Wednesday said, "This (attacks on medical professionals) has become a regular and recurring phenomena in healthcare sector across India which clearly exposes the failure on part of the government to take care of safety and security issues threatening the very existence of this noble profession."
The incident has happened despite community awareness, token strikes, rallies, candle marches and sensitisation of stakeholders conducted after the incident of rape and murder of a doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in August, he noted.
Chodankar said the IMA has been demanding a strong and stringent central law for violence against doctors at pan-India level with fast tracking of such cases and extraordinary and exemplary punishment to the culprits.
The government should take a note of this sensitive issue and come out with a deterrent legislation, he said.
Referring to the incident in Chennai, Chodankar said this act of "national shame" by patients and their attendants seems to be unstoppable at this point of time, clearly exposing the system's failure.
