âI Was Aware Of Itâ, Says Maharashtra FDA Minister; Confirms That Remdesivir Arranged By BJP Was For The State Govt
Sanjay Raut and Devendra Fadnavis
In what turned out to be a storm in a tea-cup, the 60,000 vials of Remdesivir injections procured by the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was intended for the Maharashtra government, Foods & Drugs Administration Minister Dr. Rajendra Shingane admitted on Tuesday.
"I was aware of it. The BJP leaders had met me at my house along with the manufacturers' representatives. They offered to help us procure the Remdesivir stocks for the state government and I agreed to it," Dr. Shingane told a local private TV channel.