Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Jan 8: Expressing concern over growing culture of corruption in the J&K, Harsh Dev Singh JKNPP Chairman and Former Minister today appealed to the Governor to strengthen the anti graft bodies including SAC, SVC and SIC so as to ensure the much needed accountability and transparency in Government functioning.
He stated this while addressing public meetings in Jandrari, Kaghote, Chanunta and Sermanjla Villages of Ramnagar constituency.
He said that despite several media reports of scams pertaining to allotments of contracts to favourites, execution of public works without tenders, backdoor appointments and paid transfers besides other scams of gargantuan proportions during the last four years, no cognizance had been taken by the Government or vigilante organizations.
He regretted that despite some departments having been identified by the Governor himself, the much needed action against the corrupt was still elusive.
Calling for a probe into the transfer industry which flourished in the recent past in the departments of Health, Education, Forest, Power, Revenue, PHE and Social Welfare in particular, Singh called for the constitution of SIT to unearth the alleged extraneous considerations and violations of prescribed norms.
Singh said that the funds meant for development schemes were plundered and looted by corrupt politicians in league with vested interests and unscrupulous Government functionaries.
Singh lambasted the loot and plunder indulged in by the Power Dev Department in Majalta, Basantgarh and Ramnagar Tehsils where its officers were charging money from public for replacing the damaged transformers. He regretted that several complaints of irregularity in PHE Ramnagar went unheeded and un-addressed. He further called for enquiry into large scale complaints of transfers and attachments of teachers and masters having been affected in Ramnagar constituency on extraneous considerations. He called for a probe into the embezzlements in CAPD and huge pilferage of station in various villages of the constituency.
Manju Singh sought early release of payment to the farmers whose lands have been acquired for construction of PMGSY roads.
Among others present were Sunder Rani Sarpanch, Prikshat Singh Sarpanch, Devinder Singh Sarpanch, Sheela Devi Sarpanch, Des Raj Sarpanch, Pawan Dev Singh, Pt Shiv Ram, Liaqat Ali, Ram Pal Bhagat, etc.
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