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| Corrupt officials in JK to lose pension, property | | | Jammu, Nov 6 Corrupt bureaucrats in Jammu and Kashmir have more bad news coming their way - they may lose their pension too besides property acquired through ill-gotten money.
A land-mark anti-corruption law enacted in December last year empowers the state to attach property of public servants and bureaucrats having assets disproportionate to their legitimate income. Eight such properties have been attached and 50 more cases are being scrutinised.
Highly-placed sources in the state government said here today that a proposal to deny pension to officers found guilty of corruption was being examined.
One year into his office, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad talks with pride about the law initiated by him to attach properties, emphasising that no such law existed anywhere else in the world.
"Jammu and Kashmir is considered as the second most corrupt state in the country. This tag has to be removed and it has been my mission after taking over as the Chief Minister of the state," he said on completion of his one year in office.
Jammu and Kashmir became the first state where a law to attach ill-gotten property of any corrupt official. Under the law, the onus is on a government servant to prove in a court that the property or assets in question were made from legitimate sources of income.
The Chief Minister said last 17 years of militancy had been exploited by corrupt elements in the administration and non-performing bureaucrats. Fake bills have been prepared to withdraw money from treasury either against sub-standard or no work at many places. |
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