Maharashtra BJP leader Kirit Somaiya alleges scam in setting up of oxygen plants, demands action against BMC

Kirit Somaiya has alleged a Rs 84-crore scam by the BMC

Maharashtra BJP leader and former MP Kirit Somaiya on Tuesday submitted an application to the police alleging irregularities in issuance of tenders by the Mumbai civic body for setting up oxygen generation plants in the wake of Covid-19 and also in their bidding process, a police officer said.

Somaiya submitted the application at the Azad Maidan Police Station in South Mumbai against officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and bidders, he said.

The BJP leader demanded an investigation and action against the BMC and three bidders for alleged forgery and submitting fake documents, the official said.

In his application, Somaiya has alleged that there was a "Rs 84-crore scam" in the entire process related to setting up oxygen generation plants in Mumbai during the Covid-19 pandemic, he said. The police officer did not divulge the further course of action.

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