BJP trying to ensure Maharashtra doesn't get Remdesivir: NCP

The NCP on Sunday accused the BJP of trying to ensure Maharashtra does not get Remdesivir stock and wondered why state BJP leaders got scared when Mumbai police questioned the director of a Damanbased company manufacturing the drug used for treating COVID19 patientsReferring to the appearance of top Maharashtra BJP leaders late Saturday night at the BKC police station after the pharma firm director was grilled state minister and NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said something is fishyRemdesivir is listed for use in serious COVID19 patients In view of a sudden spike in demand of the drug due to the surge in COVID19 cases the Centre last week banned its export till the situation improvesThe police on Saturday questioned Rajesh Dokania director of Bruck Pharma a Damanbased pharmaceutical manufacturing company that manufactures Remdesivir vials following information that thousands of vials of the drug to be flown out of the country an official saidThe opposition BJP in Maharashtra objected to the pharma executives grilling by Mumbai police saying the state government was playing politics amid the pandemicIt now appears that the stock had been arranged by the BJP for distribution in MaharashtraOn learning that Dokania was being questioned Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Devendra Fadnavis and LoP in the Council Praveen Darekar rushed to the police stationTalking to reporters here on Sunday Nawab Malik said when two leaders of opposition and two legislatorsgo to the police station late in the night after detention of Dokania something is fishyThe BJP is trying to ensure that Maharashtra doesnt get its stock of Remdesivir alleged Malik whose party shares power in the state with the Shiv Sena and CongressWhy did the state BJP leaders get scared The BJP leaders should explain to the people of Maharashtra why they were favouring Dokania he saidMalik also said that after the Centre banned the export of Remdesivir Dokania had approached the Maharashtra government and sought permission to sell it in the stateState Food and Drug Administration FDA Minister Rajesh Shingane had met Dokania along with Darekar he saidMalik said when the police got information that there was Remdesivir stock with the company Dokania was called for questioning But Fadnavis and Darekar along with two BJP legislators Prasad Lad and Parag Alavani reached thereWhy did they have to do this Malik askedWhen Dokania showed papers that the FDA permission was given for selling the medicine he was let off BJP leaders should clarify what is their link with Dokania he saidMeanwhile state NCP chief and Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil in a tweet said With shortage of Remdesivir last night MumbaiPolice rightly fulfilled their duty to check any supply malpracticeshoardingThe real Q is Can any BJP leader without any info to State govtLocal authoritiesPolice procure lakhs of lifesaving drugs PMOIndia Its a new low he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever