

{"id":82871,"date":"2020-12-21T16:59:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T11:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=82871"},"modified":"2020-12-21T16:59:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T11:29:44","slug":"bjp-delhi-falsely-accused-aap-govt-of-buying-oximeters-at-extremely-high-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-delhi-falsely-accused-aap-govt-of-buying-oximeters-at-extremely-high-price\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP Delhi falsely accuses AAP of purchasing oximeters at inflated price"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a tweet posted on December 18, 2020, BJP&#8217;s Delhi unit accused the AAP-led Delhi government of corruption. It claimed that the Kejriwal administration bought a single pulse oximeter, normally priced between Rs 500 and 1000, for Rs 66,320. The picture in the tweet shows the order number of a pulse oximeter that has been highlighted and its rate is shown as Rs 66,320. It also mentions that this was allegedly purchased by the Health and Family Welfare Department of Delhi. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/yVTmp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">Oximeter \u0905\u0917\u0930 \u0906\u092a \u092c\u093e\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0916\u093c\u0930\u0940\u0926\u0928\u0947 \u091c\u093e\u090f \u0924\u094b 500 \u092f\u093e 1000 \u0930\u0941\u092a\u090f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u093f\u0932 \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0915\u0947\u091c\u0930\u0940\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947 \u090f\u0915 Oximeter \u0915\u094b 66,320 \u0930\u0941\u092a\u090f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0916\u093c\u0930\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u0915\u0947\u0935\u0932 \u090f\u0915 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u093c\u0940\u092e\u0924 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u0907\u0924\u0928\u093e \u092c\u0921\u093c\u093e \u092d\u094d\u0930\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0932\u094d\u092a\u0928\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940 &#8211; \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RajivBabbarbjp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RajivBabbarbjp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EmRyUiLF55\">pic.twitter.com\/EmRyUiLF55<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BJP Delhi (@BJP4Delhi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4Delhi\/status\/1339871260772208640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rajeev Babbar, vice-president of BJP Delhi, had earlier made this claim in a press conference along with tweeting a video on the matter. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/6DcIc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u092a\u093e\u0930\u0926\u0930\u094d\u0936\u093f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0922\u093f\u0902\u0922\u094b\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0940\u091f\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArvindKejriwal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ArvindKejriwal<\/a> \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0905\u0938\u0932 \u092e\u0947 \u0924\u0930\u0939-\u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u0947 \u0918\u094b\u091f\u093e\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0902\u0932\u093f\u092a\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u0948\u0964\u091c\u093f\u0938 Oximeter \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0940\u092e\u0924 500-1000 \u0930\u0942. \u092f\u093e \u0909\u0938\u0938\u0947 \u0925\u094b\u0921\u093c\u093e \u091c\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u094b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AamAadmiParty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AamAadmiParty<\/a> \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947 66,320 \u0930\u0942. \u092e\u0947 \u0916\u0930\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964\u0907\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0918\u094b\u091f\u093e\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0932\u093f\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0932\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0940 \u0939\u0948,\u0927\u0940\u0930\u0947-\u0927\u0940\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u0924-\u0926\u0930-\u092a\u0930\u0924 \u0916\u0941\u0932\u0924\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0917\u0940\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IK75orfagJ\">pic.twitter.com\/IK75orfagJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rajiv Babbar (@RajivBabbarbjp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RajivBabbarbjp\/status\/1339924309351907328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>BJP member <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MajorPoonia\/status\/1339806955867553792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Surendra Poonia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rishibagree\/status\/1339894790385594368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rishi Bagree<\/a>, who have both been caught spreading misinformation in the past, also made the same claim. Poonia wrote, &#8220;The Delhi government bought pulse oximeters during the COVID-19 pandemic&#8230;You will be shocked to know the price of one oximeter, which is Rs. 66,320.&#8221; This tweet received more than 8000 likes (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/EeR6Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>). Bagree wrote that the government of Delhi has purchased oximeter worth Rs 1500 for Rs 66,320 (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/qGgXP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>). <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visshnumittal\/status\/1339907292041342978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visshnu Mittal<\/a>, treasurer of BJP Delhi, also promoted the same claim (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/wip\/YBmwx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-82871 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-delhi-falsely-accused-aap-govt-of-buying-oximeters-at-extremely-high-price\/major-surendra-poonia-on-twitter\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Major-Surendra-Poonia-on-Twitter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Major-Surendra-Poonia-on-Twitter.jpg 609w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Major-Surendra-Poonia-on-Twitter-300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-delhi-falsely-accused-aap-govt-of-buying-oximeters-at-extremely-high-price\/rishi-bagree-%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b3-on-twitter_\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Rishi-Bagree-\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3-on-Twitter_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Rishi-Bagree-\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3-on-Twitter_.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Rishi-Bagree-\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3-on-Twitter_-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-delhi-falsely-accused-aap-govt-of-buying-oximeters-at-extremely-high-price\/visshnu-mittal-on-twitter\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Visshnu-Mittal-on-Twitter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Visshnu-Mittal-on-Twitter.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/Visshnu-Mittal-on-Twitter-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>AAP&#8217;s response<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In a press conference, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh dismissed the corruption allegations, clarifying that the devices they purchased were not the ordinary finger pulse oximeters, which are clamped onto the patient&#8217;s finger, but a special type of table-top oximeters. They bought these from the Government e-Marketplace (GeM). Singh also shared details of the purchase showing the order number cited in BJP Delhi&#8217;s tweet. He explained that this rate is mentioned on the GeM government website, which comes under the central government.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947 \u092f\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0936\u0947\u0937 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u0947 \u0911\u0915\u094d\u0938\u093f\u092e\u093f\u091f\u0930 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 GeM \u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0932 \u0938\u0947 \u0916\u0930\u0940\u0926\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0928\u093f\u092f\u092e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0905\u0917\u0930 GeM \u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0932 \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u091a\u0940\u091c \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0939\u0948 \u0924\u094b \u0909\u0938\u0915\u094b \u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0916\u0930\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u0924\u094b \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u092f\u0947 \u0915\u0939 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 GeM \u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0932 \u092a\u0930 \u0917\u0932\u0924 \u0930\u0947\u091f \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948?- \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0938\u0926 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanjayAzadSln?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SanjayAzadSln<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AirU3pWhUI\">pic.twitter.com\/AirU3pWhUI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AAP (@AamAadmiParty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AamAadmiParty\/status\/1339919450292678656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The AAP leader shows the order number and its details in the video. Citing the same order number, BJP had claimed that the devices normally costing Rs 500-1000 were bought for more than Rs. 60,000.<\/p>\n<p>The name of the product purchased by the Delhi Government is &#8216;EDAN TABLE TOP Adult and Pediatric and Neonatal Pulse Oximeter&#8217;. The contract is dated June 5, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-82874 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/word-image-17.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/word-image-17.jpeg 572w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/word-image-17-300x165.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apart from this, we noticed that AAP&#8217;s social media officer Abhijeet Dipke shared a screenshot of the purchase of this product on the GeM website in a reply to Rishi Bagree&#8217;s tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The oximeter has been brought from Central Govt.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the details of the order from Centre Govt&#8217;s GeM website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rishibagree?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rishibagree<\/a> does this mean Centre Govt is selling oximeter at a high price? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RGy2yc1iUg\">pic.twitter.com\/RGy2yc1iUg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abhijeet_dipke\/status\/1339904663605321729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In the screenshot shared by Dipke, the details of contract number 511687749745527 have been shared off of the URL <a href=\"https:\/\/gem.gov.in\/view_contracts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gem.gov.in\/view_contracts<\/a>. When Alt News tried to look up this number on the site, we derived the same information. This can be seen in the video posted below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oximeter contract on gem.gov.in by AAP\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/492801705?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"956\" height=\"812\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Prices of oximeters of this kind from different brands range anywhere from Rs 10,000 (after a heavy discount) to Rs. 1,50,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/mkp.gem.gov.in\/home\/search?q=table+top+Adult+and+Pediatric+and+Neonatal+Pulse+Oximeter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on the GeM website<\/a>. These prices vary depending on the device&#8217;s features and manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-82875 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/word-image-18.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"689\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/word-image-18.jpeg 689w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/word-image-18-269x300.jpeg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AAP had bought an oximeter with an M3B Vital Signs monitor from a brand called EdanUSA. We located the same device <a href=\"https:\/\/edanusa.com\/product\/m3b-vital-signs-monitor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on the company&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-82876 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/word-image-19.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/word-image-19.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/word-image-19-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/12\/word-image-19-768x429.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The price of an oximeter with the same features is Rs 2,00,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiamart.com\/proddetail\/edan-side-stream-capnograph-monitor-m3b-11751805088.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on IndiaMart<\/a>. On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colmed.in\/edan-vital-sign-monitor-m3b-respironics-mainstream-etco2-by-edan-for-193061.html.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ColMed<\/a>, its price has been stated as Rs 1,92,000. On the American site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.absolutemed.com\/edan-m3-vital-signs-monitor.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">absolutemed.com<\/a>, it is priced at around USD 1450, i.e. Rs 1,00,000.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, in June, the Delhi government bought two EdanUSA table-top oximeters. Seeing the high rates of the devices, the BJP wrongly accused them of corruption on social media. However, the equipment purchased was specialized oximeters hence priced at those rates. Moreover, they were bought from the central government&#8217;s e-market website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a tweet posted on December 18, 2020, BJP&#8217;s Delhi unit accused the AAP-led Delhi government of corruption. 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