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The John Michael D’Cunha commission, which investigated alleged irregularities successful COVID-19 procurements and absorption successful Karnataka during the erstwhile BJP government, submitted its last study to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Wednesday.
The last study was related to COVID-19 procurements successful the Bengaluru Urban and Belagavi districts. A sum of ₹63.79 crore was spent successful the Bengaluru Urban territory for the acquisition of equipment. A sum of ₹42.19 crore was spent connected the procurement of instrumentality successful Belagavi district, said a merchandise from the main minister’s office.
Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Shalini Rajneesh was contiguous erstwhile the committee submitted its report. Earlier, Mr. D’Cunha, a retired High Court judge, had submitted a 2nd interim study to the Chief Minister successful April 2025.
The Congress authorities ordered a probe into the alleged scam involving the acquisition of PPE kits and medicines and the medication of drugs, among different things, during the pandemic.
“The committee has not released the reports successful the nationalist domain; however, considering the nationalist involvement progressive successful the subject, and the contiguous request for reforms and transparency successful nationalist procurement, the authorities whitethorn see releasing the reports astatine the earliest,” the study said.
