COVID CARE CENTRES at Panchayat level are just a drama. The sarpanches had set up the Centers at their own expense and have not been reimbursed yet. Farooq Inqlabi

RAJOURI JANUARY 19:-‘Jammu and Kashmir Sarpanch and Panch Democratic Forum Chairman Muhammad Farooq Inqalabi during a press conference held in Kewal today accused the district administration and said that the Covid Care Centers set up at Panchayat level in Rajouri district are just a drama and wasteful exercise. He said that Covid Care Centers were set up in all the Panchayats on the direction of the District administration and the money used in setting up these centers has not been paid to the Sarpanches till date. Farooq Inqalabi said that the sarpanches were asked by the district administration to set up Covid care centers by spending money out of pocket and later the money spent by the Sarpanches will be given to the sarpanches which has not been received till date.

Farooq Inqalabi said that the officers of the Rural Development Department and the Health Department are giving false information to the District Development Commissioner Rajouri about the Covid arrangements which is causing confusion among the people as well as the Sarpanches and Panches. He said that out of all the Covid Care Centers that have been set up, not a single one has the necessary equipment’s and the panchayats do not have the funds to run the centers. Farooq Inqalabi said that just putting up beds in room does not make a Covid care center. He said that if the expenses incurred by the sarpanches are not reimbursed with in week, then they would take home the goods purchased for the Covid Care Centers.

During the press conference, Sarpanch Shahpur Liaquat Malik and Sarpanch Samote Abdul Ghafoor Butt said that a huge scam is being carried out in the name of COVID which must be investigated. They said that they would not remain silent like this and will bring this scam before the people.