Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 7: “While the Estates Deptt had submitted a list of 53 unauthorized occupants of Estates bungalows to the High Court, it continued to shelter them by not only allowing their illegal retention of such mansions but also providing them all luxurious items of furniture, fixtures, smart TVs, Refrigerators and other accessories in such bungalows out of Public exchequer”.
This was alleged by Harsh Dev Singh, former Minister and President JKNPP while speaking to media persons here today.
Seeking action against the Estates Deptt and Govt functionaries for concealing such valuable information from the court, Singh sought initiation of Suo-moto contempt proceedings against the delinquent officers for keeping the High Court in the dock.
He said that the tax-payers money was being looted by the BJP and its allies not only through the Estate Deptt but also through the Police Deptt and its security wing by providing huge paraphernalia of security staff and vehicles to the leaders of these parties without any entitlement.
Expressing his dismay over the silence of vigilante organizations, including CBI, ED and ACB over the open violation of SOPs and guidelines in the matter of allotment of Government accommodation, Singh said it was shocking to note the immunity granted to such blue-eyed leaders of BJP while the opposition leaders including ex-Ministers and heads of recognized political parties were hounded out of Estates quarters’ years back through police force.
“Not only the Estates Bungalows but the security vehicles and PSOs were also being allotted purely on political considerations,” said Singh and pointed out that all the Ex-MLAs and Ex-Ministers of BJP and JKAP were provided security vehicles and huge paraphernalia of security personnel while denying bare minimum security to opposition leaders.
Seeking a high level probe preferably through CBI into the whole gamut of illegal allotments of Govt bungalows and huge encroachments of Govt lands and properties by BJP leaders besides provision of Govt vehicles and huge security paraphernalia to them, Singh called for punitive action against the officers who were acting more as BJP servants than public servants.
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