Bengaluru, Dec 10 (PTI) BJP MP from Bengaluru South, Tejasvi Surya, on Wednesday said the Karnataka High Court has quashed the government order issued to close down Jan Aushadhi Kendras in government hospitals.

"My law office had challenged this order in court. Congratulations to young advocate Anirudh Kulkarni and his team, who led this fight," he said.

"The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has helped the poor save over Rs 30,000 crore in medical expenses by providing affordable generic medicines through Jan Aushadhi Kendras in the 10 years," he said in a post on 'X'.

In August this year, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao had defended the state government's decision to discontinue Jan Aushadhi Kendras operating within

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