Kerala Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Cabinet colleagues of ignoring the acute scarcity of medicines in pharmacy shops confronted by authorities hospitals within the State.

Speaking to the media in Kozhikode January 6 (Saturday), Mr. Satheesan mentioned that sufferers have been being requested to purchase 75% of the medicines from non-public shops. This was occurring as a result of Kerala Medical Services Corporation Ltd (KMSCL) was not distributing medicines as per the acquisition indent submitted by the hospitals, he identified.

“The corporation owes crores of rupees to pharmaceutical companies for the drugs they have delivered. Because of that, the companies are refusing to provide fresh stocks,” he alleged.

Mr. Satheesan mentioned that solely single batches of medicines have been being procured and these weren’t correctly examined too. “Health Minister Veena George, however, was claiming that there was no shortage. What has happened to Supplyco is happening to KMSCL as well. Essential commodities that are given at subsidised rates are missing from Maveli stores because the government owes thousands of crores of rupees to the distributors,” the Opposition Leader mentioned.

Mr. Satheesan alleged that the Chief Minister and different Ministers weren’t addressing these points. “The Chief Minister is in the custody of a group of sycophants,” he mentioned, including {that a} not too long ago launched video tune profusely praising him was an instance of this.