Delhi L-G V Okay Saxena Tuesday ordered the suspension of Vandana Bagga, Director of the Household Welfare Division who additionally holds further cost of the Directorate Basic of Well being Companies (DGHS). In response, Delhi Well being Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj mentioned he was not intimated by any official nor has the Well being Secretary mentioned this with him. The L-G workplace remained unavailable for touch upon the suspension.
The order, issued by Vigilance Particular Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar Bisht, mentioned a disciplinary enquiry has additionally been contemplated towards the DGHS. Bagga, in flip, has known as the suspension arbitrary and alleged it was taken to probably profit a sure political social gathering within the Delhi polls.
An official from the state well being division claimed she was not issuing a young authorised by the well being minister for outsourcing lab companies and never finalising one other tender for procurement of medicine, which was being adopted up by the CM and minister on daily basis. Therefore, she has been suspended, the official claimed.
In file notings ready for the suspension of the DGHS, state well being division officers acknowledged that as an alternative of performing her function as HOD, she has turn out to be a stumbling block for each scheme of the division.
Bharadwaj, nonetheless, alleged {that a} slew of corruption allegations was levelled by Bagga with regard to the 2 tenders. “She had alleged within the presence of many senior officers and MS/MDs hospitals that the Well being Secretary and Particular Secretary Well being had pressured her to make the tender quantity Rs 150 crore as an alternative of a smaller quantity. It is not uncommon data that some massive corporations have been being favoured by jacking up the tender quantity. In earlier tenders of CPA, this tender quantity was Rs 20-30 crore,” he alleged.
Bagga, in the meantime, has written to the Election Fee of India, the Chief Electoral Officer, the State Well being Minister, the Delhi Chief Minister, and different officers on her suspension. She mentioned well being is a state topic and in response to the legislation, the L-G is sure to behave as per Part 42 Authorities of NCT of Delhi Act, 1991 — which is with the help and recommendation of the minister of well being or the council of ministers together with chief minister of the federal government of Delhi.
“It’s particularly submitted that the well being minister or the chief minister has not issued any advisory to the L-G workplace for my suspension,” she added.
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