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CPM forces Hooghly Zilla Parishad chief to resign
The government-run Post Graduate Medical College SSKM Hospital in West Bengal is grabbing headlines for the wrong reason ' Rs 11 crore scam. This is not a one-off incident in the Left-ruled state. Since the scam was busted many heads have been rolled. The first to go was CPM's district secretariat member. The Hooghly Zilla Parishad chief, Asit Patra, was punished for his direct involvement in the multi-crore health scam.
Two weeks before the scam surfaced in the media, he was forced to resign. Patra has been accused of allegedly siphoning off Rs 4 crore in the name of purchasing medicines in collaborations with some contractors. Official sources say Patra even used his official letterhead for this purpose. Chief Medical Officer of Health, Hooghly district, Bhusan Chakraborty, blew the whistle. Following which, Minister-in-Charge for Health Surjyakanta Mishra, who is also a CPM state secretariat member, ordered a probe and Patra was forced to resign.
The probe team found out that huge quantity of bandage and antiseptic lotions were purchased instead of medicines. A top Zilla Parishad source told TSI: 'Nothing was purchased. In fact the money has just changed hands showing old stock as newly purchased.'
Defending himself, disgraced 61-year-old Patra said: 'No corruption case has been slapped on me. The investigators found some irregularities in purchase of stuff. I tendered resignation owing moral responsibilities'. But, senior party leaders said: 'He was sacked.' Patra has been also accused of handling the funds without informing the government. Minister for Rural Development Department Anisur Rahaman admitted: 'Zilla Parishad chief is not entitled to handle funds. He can only make decision.' Shockingly, soon after Patra was forced to quit the Zilla Parishad post, the whistle blower Chakraborty was also transferred. Besides, the Accounts Officer of the health department, who is also the Accounts Officer of the Zilla Parishad, has been suspended and FIR has been lodged against him. However, Patra's name is missing from it. District Trinamool Congress president Tapan Dasgupta said: 'How was he holding both the posts? The CPM leaders and government must be aware of it.'
Demanding a CBI probe, he told TSI: 'There is a huge crisis of medicines in all hospitals at all levels. High-profile CPM leaders are wasting public money. Why is Patra name not mentioned in the FIR or arrested?'
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CPM forces Hooghly Zilla Parishad chief to resign
The government-run Post Graduate Medical College SSKM Hospital in West Bengal is grabbing headlines for the wrong reason ' Rs 11 crore scam. This is not a one-off incident in the Left-ruled state. Since the scam was busted many heads have been rolled. The first to go was CPM's district secretariat member. The Hooghly Zilla Parishad chief, Asit Patra, was punished for his direct involvement in the multi-crore health scam.
Two weeks before the scam surfaced in the media, he was forced to resign. Patra has been accused of allegedly siphoning off Rs 4 crore in the name of purchasing medicines in collaborations with some contractors. Official sources say Patra even used his official letterhead for this purpose. Chief Medical Officer of Health, Hooghly district, Bhusan Chakraborty, blew the whistle. Following which, Minister-in-Charge for Health Surjyakanta Mishra, who is also a CPM state secretariat member, ordered a probe and Patra was forced to resign.
The probe team found out that huge quantity of bandage and antiseptic lotions were purchased instead of medicines. A top Zilla Parishad source told TSI: 'Nothing was purchased. In fact the money has just changed hands showing old stock as newly purchased.'
Defending himself, disgraced 61-year-old Patra said: 'No corruption case has been slapped on me. The investigators found some irregularities in purchase of stuff. I tendered resignation owing moral responsibilities'. But, senior party leaders said: 'He was sacked.' Patra has been also accused of handling the funds without informing the government. Minister for Rural Development Department Anisur Rahaman admitted: 'Zilla Parishad chief is not entitled to handle funds. He can only make decision.' Shockingly, soon after Patra was forced to quit the Zilla Parishad post, the whistle blower Chakraborty was also transferred. Besides, the Accounts Officer of the health department, who is also the Accounts Officer of the Zilla Parishad, has been suspended and FIR has been lodged against him. However, Patra's name is missing from it. District Trinamool Congress president Tapan Dasgupta said: 'How was he holding both the posts? The CPM leaders and government must be aware of it.'
Demanding a CBI probe, he told TSI: 'There is a huge crisis of medicines in all hospitals at all levels. High-profile CPM leaders are wasting public money. Why is Patra name not mentioned in the FIR or arrested?'
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
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IIPM Lucknow – News article in Economic Times and Times of India
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