Bengaluru bed scam: Days after row, BBMP asks suspended 17 Covid war room workers to rejoin work

The 17 employees at Bengaluru's Covid war room, who were asked to leave after Tejasvi Surya alleged a bed-blocking scam mentioning names of Muslim staffers, have been reinstated by the BBMP.

Seventeen people who were suspended following a raid at a Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Covid war room by Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya have been reinstated by the civic body. IMPORTANT Addressing issues of irregularities and anomalies in BBMP bed booking for covid patients in Bengaluru along with Bommanahalli MLA Shri. Satish Reddy, Basavanagudi MLA Shri. Ravi Subramanya and Chickpet MLA Shri. Uday Garudachar. https://t.co/mzjjiQq7AP Sources told India Today that 17 Muslim employees at the BBMP Covid war room were asked to rejoin work after the police couldn't find evidence against them in the alleged bribe-for-bed scam. Top police sources said the investigation into the scam pertaining to blocking beds in private hospitals for Covid patients had not revealed the involvement of those Muslims whose names were mentioned by Surya on May 4 in a live programme.