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Thackeray demands CBI probe into Maha govt corruption & help for patients

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October 07, 2023

In a scathing attack, Shiv Sena (UBT) President and ex-chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray alleged corruption in the current government of Maharashtra and demanded a "CBI probe" into its affairs, and the recent hospital deaths, and appealed for "help to the patients in government hospitals", here on Friday

Thackeray demands CBI probe into Maha govt corruption & help for patients

Speaking to the media, Thackeray said that the state's healthcare system has gone for a toss owing to the blatant corruption through 'agents', rate-cards for postings, commissions in deals, and other ills.

"This is the same healthcare setup that I had when I headed the Maha Vikas Aghadi government during the Covid-19 pandemic… We had the same doctors, the staff, infrastructure and other things. It had performed extremely well in the Corona emergency, but see the status now. What has gone wrong," said Thackeray.

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