BJP MLAs stage protest outside Maha Assembly over alleged irregularities in COVID-19 related govt purchase

BJP MLAs staged a protest outside the state Assembly here on Thursday against the Maha Vikas Aghadi government alleging irregularities in COVID-19 related purchase by the government.

The Opposition claimed that the state government has allotted tenders to contractors in creating COVID-19 infrastructure without proper procedures and hence there are irregularities.

At present, there are 83,556 active coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, the highest in the country. As many as 20,43,349 people recovered from the disease while 52,280 died in the state.

The state has seen a surge in COVID-19 in past few weeks.

( With inputs from ANI )