Cong accuses bungling in food-for-work scheme in UP
After levelling a series of allegations against the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh, Congress on Monday accused it of bungling in the Centre's food-for-work scheme 'Sampoorna Gramin Rojgar Yojana'.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: After levelling a series of allegations against the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh, Congress on Monday accused it of bungling in the Centre's food-for-work scheme 'Sampoorna Gramin Rojgar Yojana'.
Senior party leader Kapil Sibal alleged that foodgrains meant for payment as remuneration to people below the poverty line were diverted to Bangladesh by private firms in several districts of UP with the help of government officials.
He said a "systematic loot" was taking place in the state and the Samajwadi Party government was not even willing to give permission for holding a CBI enquiry into the scam which "runs into crores of rupees".
Sibal alleged that 90 per cent of the foodgrains given by the Centre were diverted to Nepal and Bangladesh in at least 30 districts, including Gonda, Mahmoodabad, Basti and Biswan, of the state and no action was taken against any officers or private players.
"District magistrates of 30 districts wrote to the state government intimating misappropriation of foodgrains in their respective districts. An enquiry revealed misappropriation of foodgrains worth Rs 457 crore in Gonda district alone," he said.
Claiming that such diversion could not have taken place without the "active connivance" of high functionaries in the state, he said "the state government and its officers in conspiracy with private players have deprived the poor people of UP of foodgrains under the SGRY scheme."
He said though a case related to the multi-crore scam was pending before the Allahabad High Court, the matter has not come up for hearing and sought a CBI inquiry into the issue.
Senior party leader Kapil Sibal alleged that foodgrains meant for payment as remuneration to people below the poverty line were diverted to Bangladesh by private firms in several districts of UP with the help of government officials.
He said a "systematic loot" was taking place in the state and the Samajwadi Party government was not even willing to give permission for holding a CBI enquiry into the scam which "runs into crores of rupees".
Sibal alleged that 90 per cent of the foodgrains given by the Centre were diverted to Nepal and Bangladesh in at least 30 districts, including Gonda, Mahmoodabad, Basti and Biswan, of the state and no action was taken against any officers or private players.
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"District magistrates of 30 districts wrote to the state government intimating misappropriation of foodgrains in their respective districts. An enquiry revealed misappropriation of foodgrains worth Rs 457 crore in Gonda district alone," he said.
Claiming that such diversion could not have taken place without the "active connivance" of high functionaries in the state, he said "the state government and its officers in conspiracy with private players have deprived the poor people of UP of foodgrains under the SGRY scheme."
He said though a case related to the multi-crore scam was pending before the Allahabad High Court, the matter has not come up for hearing and sought a CBI inquiry into the issue.
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