indiaUpdated: Jul 23, 2020 16:43 ISTFormer Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday accused the state government of large scale corruption in Covid-19 management and demanded a judicial inquiry by a sitting High Court judge. In another tweet, Siddaramaiahn said the Karnataka government was paying substantially more for ventilators than what others have. “Central govt has procured 50,000 ventilators under PM Cares at a cost of ₹4, lakh per unit. “On one hand @PMOIndia advocates Aatma Nirbhar Bharat but here in Karnataka, his own Chief Minister @BSYBJP, has procured hundreds of crores worth Made in China medical equipment at exorbitant price. On Tuesday, during an address to the people of Karnataka, chief minister Yediyurappa had said, “Not one rupee has been misused.”

Source: Hindustan Times July 23, 2020 11:15 UTC