INDUSTRIAL PLOT TRANSFERS CASE CAUSING LOSS TO GOVT. TO THE TUNE OF RS. 700 CRORES
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday asked chief secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua to check whether the government’s permission was taken before the Vigilance Bureau booked IAS officer Neelima for allegedly transferring an industrial plot to a real estate company namely Gulmohar causing los to Govt. exchequre of Rs. 700 crores, seems to be a majoe set back of Zero corruption in state as committed.
Mann’s direction came a few hours after some 50 IAS officers met him and threatened to go on a strike if the case under section 13 (1) (a), 13 (2) of prevention of corruption act and 409, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of IPC on January 5 this year at VB police station SAS Nagar, Punjab against IAS Neelima and others.
The chief minister, who directed Janjua to ask the bureau not to violate the rules, also wanted action be taken if the permission had not been obtained under Section 17 A of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, which applies to IAS and Punjab Civil Service officers.
Mann also asked Janjua to summon the Vigilance Bureau’s records wherein the decision to register the case was taken. Janjua was also asked to file a report.
AAP RAISED THE ISSUE WHEN IN OPPOSITON
IT MAY BE RECALLED THAT THE AAM AADMI PARTY (AAP) RAISED MULTI CRORES SCAM OF THE INDUSTRIAL PLOT TRANSFER ISSUE WHEN THAN LEADER OF OPPOSITION HARPAL SINGH CHEEMA PRESENT FINANCE MINISTER ( input agencies/Indian Express)
