Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officers Hamant Sharma and Yamini Sarangi regarded earlier than the Lokayukta Monday to plead their instances in connection with an alleged rip-off in the acquisition of PPE kits in Odisha.

Hemant Sharma, the extinct head of the reveal stage rob committee and Sarangi who became the Managing Director of Odisha Bid Clinical Corporation Puny (OSMCL) submitted their written replies earlier than the Lokayukta, educated sources.

Alternatively Both Sharma and Sarangi refused to narrate anything about their submissions. “We are in a position to’t record anything outside on what became talked about earlier than Lokayukta.  Now we have high regards for the authority. We’re hopeful that Lokayukta will present valid justice,” talked about Sharma.

Following allegations of corruption made by the Pradesh Congress Committee over the acquisition of PPE kits, the reveal govt had removed Sharma from the supervision of the procurement of masks and PPE kits required in the treatment of Covid-19 sufferers.

Social organisation, ‘Odisha Bikash Parisada (OBP)’ alleged that many IAS officers had been fascinated with the rip-off. They demanded an even probe into the matter.

“At some stage in this extreme pandemic few senior directors of the reveal have been fascinated with extortion. When the choice of ‘vocal for local’ is loud and so many local companies are readily accessible, there may maybe be now not one of these thing as a justification to take 30 lakh masks from Shri Bishnu Disposable Deepest Puny. We ask an intensive investigation into the matter. Let the truth be published,” talked about OBP President Sushant Padhy.

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