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Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 13: In a major development, Jammu and Kashmir State Accountability Commission has closed the inquiry against the Minister for Finance & Ladakh Affairs regarding an allegation leveled by Yuva Shakti Mission in which, inter-alia, it was alleged that the Minister had given Smart Card contract to his son.
It is pertinent to mention here that some other allegations made by this Organization in its complaint were dropped by the Commission suo moto at the preliminary stage of inquiry. Immediately after the allegations were leveled against him, the Finance Minister had in a press conference on 23rd of February, 2012 had termed these allegations as baseless. Finance Minister while denying the allegations as figment of imagination said some elements had launched a vilification campaign against him to tarnish his four decade long unblemished political career.
Rather had filed reply in the Accountability Commission even when it had become clear that the credentials of the complainant were not established. He had, however, expressed full faith in the wisdom of the Commission in delivering justice.
The Commission in the concluding para of its order dated 12.02.2013 has observed that "… Therefore, this Commission would not have jurisdiction to proceed on anonymous complaints filed without giving sufficient particulars of the complainant(s) so as to identify them, like the instant complaint, as such we are unable to proceed further in the matter. The inquiry is therefore closed. Records received from the concerned departments be returned, it added. |
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