PATNA: A picture of the BJP MLA from Paru taking the Covid vaccine shot allegedly at his residence went viral, leading to an inquiry set up by the Muzaffarpur civil surgeon on Tuesday.
“A show-cause notice has been served on the auxiliary nurse maid, who is seen in the viral photograph while vaccinating the MLA, Ashok Kumar Singh,” civil surgeon Dr Surendra Kumar Choudhary told TOI over the phone on Tuesday.
In the picture, the MLA is seen sitting on a sofa while getting vaccinated by a woman donning an apron. TOI doesn’t verify the authenticity of the photograph.
Incidentally, the Bombay high court on Friday last was irked over reports that some politicians in Maharashtra were getting vaccinated at home when there was no such policy and even PM Narendra Modi visited the hospital to get the jab.
Dr Choudhary said he has also ordered an inquiry by forming a three-member committee of doctors on Tuesday. He said necessary action would be taken against the erring persons after getting the inquiry report.
“The ANM visible in the photograph is from Saraiyya primary health centre (PHC) in Muzaffarpur. From this centre, the health staff had gone to the MLA’s residence,” he said, adding the PHC falls in the assembly constituency represented by the MLA.
The civil surgeon said he had verbally asked the medical office in-charge (MOIC) of Paru as well Saraiyya PHC about it, but they did not say who had gone to the MLA’s residence or if he had reached the centre for vaccination.
When contacted, the MLA told TOI over the phone that allegations against him of getting vaccinated at home were baseless. “I visited a sub-health centre at Gopalpur village to get vaccinated on Sunday. This centre is just beside my residence,” he said.
“The picture is morphed,” he added.