K Koushal
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 31: A probe ordered by the Commissioner Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj into a scam in Doda has allegedly been thrown into dustbin by the enquiry officer.
The Commissioner Secretary had ordered that the probe would be time bound and it was clearly mentioned in the order that the officer shall submit the report within 15 days. But the deadline expired on July 25 and the enquiry report is yet to be submitted.
The enquiry officer, Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Mohammad Hanif Mallik justified the delay, saying that he has additional charge of the post and there are around 50 other enquiries assigned to him. He said that pending payments have been stopped by him.
The Commissioner Secretary RDD had ordered enquiry on July 10 into the physical and financial status in a case of 'looting public money through fake vendor appointed by BDO Doda (Ghat).
"The officials have also made changes in the online record of the payments", alleged RTI activist Sajad Khokhar, adding that the snapshots of old online payments have also been submitted to the enquiry officer.
The RTI activist alleged that a fraud payment of lakhs of rupees is being done against fake vendor, a government employee in NYC, in several Panchayats of Doda like Ghat (Birshalla, Haanch, Dhara A, Dashnaan, etc.)
The present VLW has accommodated vendor (material supplier) against non-existent works, unearthed works and without providing building materials of more than Rs 150 lakh.
In the FY 2017-18 BDO, Doda accepted material cost of more than Rs 80 lakhs for Birshalla Panchayat and amazingly for the same Panchayat in the FY 2015-16 material cost of more than Rs 18 lakhs was directly credited into the account of then appointed Gram Savika's son who belongs to Doda town.
The scam is likely to be linked with former ACD Doda who illegally provided a corridor for this fraud, violating all the guidelines, rules and laws.
The former ACD was already booked under FIR No. 07/2013 P/S VOJ in a case of conspiracy for looting state exchequer at Block Doda, Ghat.
More than Rs 5 crore are believed to have be drawn in the name of fake vendors appointed by RDD Doda through BDOs (Dali-Udyanpur, Bhagwah, Marmat, Khellani, Gundna and Bhalla), alleged Sajad Khokhar.
He also alleged that BDO Doda, Ghat have made double payment against IHHL schemes and also accommodated some favourite colleagues/officers by constructing Community Sanitary Complex (CSC) in their houses, violating all laws. |
