Ranchi: Well being minister Banna Gupta on Thursday reacted to the allegations of misappropriation of funds in opposition to him by Jamshedpur (East) MLA Saryu Rai and mentioned he had nothing to cover. “I'm not operating away from any probe. It's a matter of paperwork and if somebody says that there was any mistake on my half then they will get them checked,” Gupta claimed.
On Wednesday, Rai had written an open letter to CM Hemant Soren, accusing Gupta of indulging in monetary irregularity and had sought motion in opposition to him.
Whereas Gupta remained defiant, JMM additionally spoke in favour of a probe. “Saryu Rai is an skilled chief and he doesn’t make baseless allegations and the state well being division should come out clear on the problem. I additionally admire that Gupta has come ahead and mentioned he's prepared for a probe,” JMM basic secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya mentioned.
In his letter, Rai alleged that Gupta had signed an order which wrongfully paved the way in which for a monetary incentive within the type of a month’s wage for himself, his private assistants and 60 different officers of the well being minister’s cell. The inducement, nonetheless, was solely introduced for 94 recognized frontline well being staff for his or her companies in the course of the pandemic, Rai claimed.
BJP’s state president Deepak Prakash additionally sided with Rai and sought a probe. “The allegations in opposition to Gupta has been made by an skilled legislator and it's relating to unlawful withdrawal of cash meant for managing the pandemic. So we demand a judicial probe on this matter and on all of the bills incurred underneath Gupta’s watch throughout Covid interval,” he added.