Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 11: Expressing serious concern over non-compliance of the directions, House Committee of the Legislative Council probing Rs 300 crore JAKFED scam has given last opportunity to those at the helm of affairs in the organization for submission of entire record pertaining to the bungling and embezzlement.
“Despite repeated directions, those managing the affairs of the JAKFED have not submitted the record till date and in the last meeting we had decided to give them final opportunity for submission of the same”, Chairman of the House Committee, Khalid Najeeb Suhrawardhy said when contacted.
Now, the House Committee has given time till July 15 to the JAKFED for adherence to the directions failing which the Committee would obtain opinion of the Advocate General before recommending action against those not cooperating with the House Committee, he said.
In response to a question, Mr Suhrawardhy said, “we too have the option to recommend the case to the Privilege Committee but action would be decided only after obtaining legal opinion”, adding “it is a matter of serious concern that JAKFED officers are reluctant to cooperate with the House Committee despite the issue having already been brought to the notice of the Commissioner Secretary Cooperatives”.
The Legislative Council panel was set up by Chairman, Amrit Malhotra to probe embezzlement of funds in Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (JAKFED) from 1987 onwards including cases culminating in registration of case FIR No. 3/95 by the Vigilance Organization. Several officers and politicians were reportedly involved in the scam.
Meanwhile, the Committee has appealed the general public to come forward with the information about the bungling, embezzlement in the JAKFED in order to go ahead for examination of the matter.
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