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The Communist Party of India(CPI) State caput G. Eswaraiah has alleged that a almighty aesculapian and drugs commercialized mafia is operating unchecked successful the State, severely affecting nationalist wellness and depriving qualified pharmacists of employment opportunities.
In a property connection issued connected Sunday, Mr. Eswaraiah claimed that thousands of aesculapian shops were functioning by renting the certificates of unemployed pharmacists. Unqualified persons were allegedly utilizing these certificates to merchantability medicines. He said the Pharmacy Council and the Drugs Control Department had failed to curb these amerciable practices, resulting successful large-scale corruption.
According to the CPI leader, authoritative records amusement pharmacists arsenic employees successful astir 60,000 aesculapian stores, but successful world galore outlets are being tally without qualified professionals, posing a superior menace to nationalist safety. He alleged that the drugs commercialized mafia was progressive successful an yearly corruption racket worthy astir ₹1,000 crore, with officials protecting amerciable operations. Recalling earlier instances, helium said the CPI had lodged complaints astir officials allegedly supporting the mafia during caller Pharmacy Council elections.
Mr. Eswaraiah cautioned against issuing Pharmacy Council assignment orders without due enquiry and demanded strict enactment against officials recovered colluding with vested interests. He said curbing the signifier of rented certificates could instantly make 60,000 jobs for pharmacists and importantly amended wages, bringing them connected par with States specified arsenic Kerala and Maharashtra.
He announced that the CPI would proceed a phased agitation, involving pupil and younker organisations, to property for employment procreation successful some authorities and backstage sectors.
