LUDHIANA, October 26: Ludhiana MP and the national spokesperson of the All India Congress Committee Manish Tewari has demanded a CBI inquiry into the financial bungling in the Indira Awas Yojana in Ludhiana. Besides, he has also sought central audit for all the centrally sponsored schemes in the Ludhiana parliamentary constituency.
Tewari, who met the Union Minister for Rural Development CP Joshi yesterday in New Delhi and submitted a letter to him, said, it was highly condemnable that Rs 1.33 crore meant for providing housing to the dalits and the downtrodden was siphoned off under an organized scandal. He regretted that the state government was not doing anything about it which only indicated its complicity in the scandal.
Demanding a special central audit for all the centrally sponsored schemes in Ludhiana, Tewari said, the financial aspect must be looked into as how much money has been received and how much has been spent and whether it has been spent properly.
Tewari reminded Joshi about his concern about the financial bungling in the IAY, during the District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee meeting which he attended personally. He said, the funds meant for constructing houses for Dalits were misappropriated by the officials and the state government failed to take any concrete action.
He pointed out, the state government had sought twenty days' time during the meeting held on September 28 to complete the investigation, but nothing had come up till now. Hence, he added, it was important that the facts be established and the culprits be brought to book and not rewarded.
The MP urged the minister for urgent action to stop the wanton loot of public money by some unscrupulous officials under the patronage of the state government.
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