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| Baig demands CBI probe into JKCA scam | | Police wants to destroy evidences, Dr Farooq directly involved in the scam | | Bashir Assad
JAMMU, Mar 13: Demanding CBI investigation into multi-crore JKCA scam, senior PDP leader Muzafer Hussain Baig Tuesday alleged that the state government wants to destroy the incriminated information seized by the police from the residences of Ahsan Mirza and Saleem Khan to burry the truth in the same manner as was done in the Haji Yusuf political pay-off case.
Addressing a hurriedly convened press conference here, Muzaffer Husain Baig said that there is a huge embezzlement in JKCA funds and all the documentary evidences suggest that there is a prima-facie case against NC president Dr. Farooq Abdullah who is also the president of JKCA though holding on to it unconstitutionally. Baig said that JKCA has not only embezzled the millions of rupees which has not been reflected anywhere in the audit report but norms sett for withdrawal of money from accounts by Jammu and Kashmir Bank has been thrown into winds by withdrawing huge sums through self-drawn cheques on one hand and on the other hand the constitution of the JKCA was also butchered by opening the accounts in JK Bank rather than Punjab National Bank as provided in the constitution.
"Why the accounts were opened in JK Bank when the constitution provides that account for JKCA shall be opened in Punjab National Bank" Baig questioned and added quickly that the accounts were opened in JK Bank only to withdraw the huge sums fraudulently and it was very easy for the Cricket Association to keep it secret because the government holds 51% of equity in JK Bank.
Baig said that first regular account No. 50D17 was opened in Air Cargo branch of JK Bank and after this three more accounts were opened in the JK Bank including A/C No. 11554 in the same branch under the authority of Dr. Farooq Abdullah. " This account is a clandestine account because it is not reflected in the Balance sheet of 2009-10 and 2010-11, because the transactions of this account are to be kept secret" Baig said.
"Two more accounts were opened in the Khanyar branch of JK Bank and both these accounts were in the knowledge of Dr. Farooq Abdullah and both are not reflected in the balance sheet because huge fraudulent transactions were indicted through these accounts" the PDP leader said and added that Khanyar branch was chosen because there was current account of Ahsan Mirza already existing in that branch. Money from the undisclosed JKCA accounts of Khanyar branch, Baig said, was transferred to the account of Ahsan Mirza and that too on self-drawn cheques. "irony is that huge sums ranging up to 5 lakhs were withdrawn through self cheques when there are RBI guidelines that beyond a certain amount from a specific account. " Income tax department treats transaction of huge sums on self checks illegal" Baig said.
Baig challenged Dr. Farooq Abdullah to answer three simple questions. One; where the millions of rupees drawn on self-cheques has gone when the transactions have not been reflected either in balance sheet or in the audit report?. Second; BCCI has granted an undisclosed amount from 1996-2011 to JKCA which is not reflected in the audit report, where that money has gone?
While contesting Dr. Farooq Abdullah's statement that whole dispute was about 1.90 crore which according to him has been raised as loan from Ahsan Mirza, Baig said, " If loan was raised from Ahsan Mirza, why this loan was not reflected either in balance sheet or in the audit report?.
"And if it was so, why the chairman JKCA Aslam Goni has claimed in a press conference that Ahsan Mirza has admitted his fault and he has agreed to pay back the amount" Baig questioned Baig further said that if Ahsan Mirza was given a loan, why JKCA has filed FIR against him on March 10, 2011?. "This cock and bull story is without substance" added he.
In his beautiful metrical style, former deputy chief minister pointedly asked Farooq Abdullah to explain as to why the crores of rupees were withdrawn on self- drawn cheques in violation of JK Bank norms, why money received from BCCI has not been reflected anywhere about which Aslam Goni has today said that "bogus accounts" have been discovered and they (JKCA) have asked BCCI to give them information about the funds they have send to JKCA during the period 1996-2011.
"Isn't it strange Farooq Abdullah and Aslam Goni in the capacity of president and chairman of JKCA claim innocence about the huge funds send by BCCI, is it not unbelievable, to whom they are kidding? Baig wondered.
"Where this money has gone and why don't Farooq Abdullah answer these questions? added Baig.
Baig alleged that Ahsan Mirza was unconstitutionally nominated twice (in 2003 and 2006) by Dr. Abdullah as Hony. Treasurer when the constitution provides that no office bearer to JKCA shall be nominated. " he was nominated only because he (Ahsan Mirza) was a close confident of Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah as close as was Haji Yusuf whose only fault was that he named Farooq Abdullah in political-Kick-Backs case. Mirza was also member of the Waqaf Board because he was very close to Farooq and Omar" claimed Baig.
About Saleem Khan, Baig said that Khan lost his post but was accommodated as administrative officer while as there is no such post in the constitution. " He was accommodated because he knew everything about these huge embezzled transactions"
Casting doubts on police action, Baig said that documents of cricket association seized by police from residences of Saleem Khan and Ahsan Mirza containing incriminated information were due to be destroyed by the police as was done in the case of Haji Yusuf case.
"We demand immediate investigation by CBI in the case lest it will be too late" Baig said and added that if CBI can inquire in A Raja and Suresh Kalmadi why not Farooq Abdullah. " Is Farooq Abdullah a holly-cow for them, why Sports Ministry does not act in this case" questioned Baig.
"Now government says it is a subject matter so it cannot be investigated by CBI, wasn't GM Saroori's case a state subject matter, why CBI inquiry was ordered in his case? Baig added.
The renowned Supreme Court Lawyer said that Chief Minister should refer the case to CBI which he will never do for being himself suspicious in case of Haji Yusuf whose only sin was that he exposed NC leaders on selling MLC seats for money.
"But we know Omar Abdullah as a loyal son who has inherited a chair from his father and grandfather will not do so, we are looking forward to the intervention of Government of India, Sports Ministry and CBI and ultimately to the court of the people of Jammu and Kashmir who are the ultimate judges. |
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