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Former Chief Minister and Congress person V. Narayanasamy has sought a CBI probe into the busting of 2 amerciable cause manufacturing units that were functioning without immoderate valid support for astir 4 years successful Puducherry.
Addressing a property league successful Puducherry connected Monday, helium said the CB-CID constabulary had past week unearthed a racket that was progressive successful the manufacture of drugs successful the sanction of a salient pharma company.
Police seized a ample quantity of drugs, machinery and pharmaceutical ingredients worthy crores from 2 amerciable units at Mettupalayam and Sedarapet. The raids were conducted pursuing a ailment filed by the pharma institution astir beingness of fake cause manufacturing companies successful Puducherry, helium said.
“The manufacturing units were functioning astatine some the places without immoderate support from authorities departments for past 4 years. They were not adjacent paying taxes but were progressive successful multi-crore business. The manufacturing of drugs by unlicensed entities poses menace to life. Consuming specified substandard drugs could adjacent endanger life. The drugs manufactured astatine the units present were sold adjacent successful Northern parts of the country,” helium said.
CBI should probe.
Mr. Narayanasamy said enquiries revealed the 2 units were tally by a idiosyncratic by named Raja, a autochthonal of Madurai successful Tamil Nadu. The units were functioning without support from applicable departments, including Health, Fire and Labour, for 4 years. There are respective unanswered questions, specified arsenic however the institution could relation without paying GST for specified a agelong clip and procure ample quantity of ingredients meant for manufacturing drugs from outlets without permit, helium said.
“As per our information, the proprietor is adjacent to a BJP person who has clout successful moving the Legislative Assembly. He frequents the Assembly and was often recovered with the leader. Only 2 workers of the manufacturing units were arrested truthful acold and determination is unit connected CB-CID to scuttle the probe. The Enforcement Directorate has besides done preliminary enquiry into the lawsuit truthful it was amended to manus implicit the probe to CBI,” helium said.
If the authorities failed to bid a CBI probe, helium would constitute to the Prime Minister and Union Health Minister to bid a probe arsenic the transgression has superior implications for wellness attraction absorption successful the country.
