Delhi’s Drug Control Department on June 3 told the Delhi High Court that former cricketer & BJP MP Gautam Gambhir’s foundation was involved in “unauthorised purchase/procurement, stocking and distribution” of Fabiflu. It is a drug being used to treat Covid-19. The division bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi & Jasmeet Singh directed the Drug Controller to file a status report on the action taken in the next six weeks. Shortly after the details of the hearing emerged, Gautam Gambhir channeled freedom icon Bhagat Singh in a tweet. The cricketer-turned-politician has held firmly to his version that he has done nothing wrong and will continue to do what he could for the public good. The court also said Gambhir may have acted out of public spirit but he had to see the pros & cons of his actions. The department told the court it is established that his foundation does not hold any drug licence as required by the law for purchase, stocking, or distribution of the drugs. The court was also told that show cause notices have been issued to the dealers who sold the medicine and medical oxygen to his foundation. Last week, the court had rapped the Drugs Control Department for giving a clean chit to Gambhir without a proper inquiry into how his foundation was able to procure a Covid-19 drug in bulk. Watch the video to know more.
