Is there a scam of Rs 121 crore in Punjab Panchayat?

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Reportedly punjab Rural Development and panchayat minister Laljit Singh Bhullar on friday claimed to have unearthed a

scam worth around Rs 121 crore in the department and ordered to hand over the officials to the Vigilance

Bureau. Officials said the scam pertains to some officials and sarpanches allegedly withdrawing a part of the

money received from the sale of panchayat land in violation of rules.

Charge sheet filed against dozens of officers including 6 sarpanches

According to an official statement, the minister has directed officials to immediately file a charge sheet against

about a dozen officers of the department, including six sarpanches, in the scam. panchayat minister Laljit Singh

Bhullar said that the Panchayats of Salempur, Sekhewal, Selkiana, Bonkar Gujran, Kadiana Khurd and

Dhanansu of Ludhiana-2 block received Rs 252.94 crore after the acquisition of hundreds of acres of Panchayat

land of these villages, but Rs 120.87 crore. Were taken out. This amount was withdrawn with the alleged

connivance of some corrupt officers and employees of the department as well as sarpanches.

Minister ordered investigation into the matter

Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar said that when the matter came to his notice, he immediately ordered a thorough

investigation by a team under the supervision of a Joint director level officer. Through mutual collusion, an

amount of Rs 120.87 crore was withdrawn from the fixed deposit without spending it. Whereas no one has the

right to withdraw such FD without the approval of the government. Only the interest received from FD can be

spent on village development works after taking administrative and technical approval with the advice of

technical officers. The minister directed the officials to hand over further investigation to the Vigilance Bureau

and said that the process of recovery of money from the accused sarpanches and officials has been started. Along

with this, hdfc bank, yash Bank, Equitas bank and Axis bank can also be blacklisted if they do not cooperate

in the investigation.

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