Mangaluru : After state Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader was accused of his involvement in an alleged Rs 1,250 crore drugs purchase scam, the BJP in Dakshina Kannada has demanded the minister’s resignation.
BJP district spokesperson K Jayaram Shetty said that the scam was a move by the department to buy inferior quality drugs and sell it at high rates. Shetty said that since the scam had gone public, UT Khader was unfit to continue as the minister.
Shetty added that Khader’s involvement in the scam had brought shame to the people of his constituency.
However, Minister Khader rubbished the allegations and has said that he was ready to face any probe and prove that the accusation was baseless.