Punjab Vaccine Scam: SAD holds protest near residence of Punjab Health Minister in Mohali
Punjab Vaccine Scam: Shiromani Akali Dal under the leadership of Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday held a protest near the residence of the Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu in Mohali over selling COVID-19 vaccines at a higher price.
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh should remove Captain from his name, said Sukhbir Singh Badal.
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Shiromani Akali Dal is demanding immediate dismissal of Balbir Singh Sidhu as well as the institution of a CBI inquiry to probe the multi-crore vaccine sale scam in Punjab.
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The entire senior leadership of the party including legislators, former legislators, and District Presidents were present during the protest.
Earlier, the party spokesperson, Daljit Cheema had said that the Congress government had admitted that it had wrongfully sold 80,000 out of the one lakh vaccine doses received by it from the center to private hospitals at a hefty margin and also allowed the latter to charge a further premium on the doses.
He had alleged that it was clear that like other cases of corruption, this time also Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has been shielding a corrupt minister.
The party had said that families were being forced to cough up between Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000 for a single dose and would have had to pay double this amount in case the vaccine scam in Punjab had not been exposed by SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal.
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