Political Leaders Have No Business To Hoard Covid Medicines: High Court

Coronavirus: The high court said it expects the police to conduct a proper investigation in the matter and file a better status report within a week.

The Delhi High Court on Monday said political leaders have no business to hoard stocks of COVID-19 medicines that are already in shortage and they are expected to surrender these drugs. The high court said since it is projected that these medicines were procured for public charity and not for political gains, political leaders are expected to surrender their stocks to the Director-General of Health Services, Delhi government for use for the poor and needy persons at government hospitals. A bench of justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh expressed dissatisfaction over a status report filed by the Delhi Police on an inquiry conducted in relation to the allegations of politicians hoarding and distributing COVID-19 medicines, including Remdesivir, in the national capital.