Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 17: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti today said that repatriation of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials exposes the nexus between corrupt and powerful.
“The removal of Abdul Wahid & his colleagues from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) highlights the risks faced by officials who challenge corruption. It exposes a nexus between the corrupt & most powerful,” Mufti said in a post on X.
The Government ordered the repatriation of ACB SSP Abdul Wahid Shah, designated as Assistant Inspector General (AIG), to the Home Department as part of a rejig in the anti-graft body.
Shah was investigating alleged corruption in the Srinagar Smart City Project and recently booked two of its senior officers in disproportionate assets (DA) cases.
Mufti said the act of “punishing the whistleblower” has revealed the Government’s true intentions behind using various agencies including the ACB to raid properties of Kashmiris “under the guise of corruption investigations”.
“Raises questions about the Government’s commitment to justice and accountability,” the former Chief Minister added.
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