He said that on November 8, 2016, demonetisation was implemented in the country, which lasted till December 30, 2016. In the meantime, a look at the financial transactions of the persons under investigation, groups of individuals and institutions related to them should be taken in the process of investigation.
Saryu Rai said that departmental action was going on against Pooja Singhal regarding irregularities in MNREGA. Later on February 27, 2017, he was acquitted, the departmental proceedings against him were terminated. The charges, from which Singhal was acquitted by the Jharkhand government, have become the basis of the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation. Investigation is going on and action is on. This raises a question mark on the process of discharge of Pooja Singhal by the then Jharkhand government in the year 2017.
The decision to discharge Pooja Singhal in the BJP government should be investigated: Saryu Rai
Saryu Rai said that prima facie this process seems to be corrupt. The post of operating officer appointed to conduct departmental proceedings is quasi-judicial. The process of operation is also quasi-judicial. The Presenting Officer and the concerned department of the government play an important role in proving the charge. According to the procedure, the government reviews the decision of the operating officer. Considering the seriousness of the allegations, it seems necessary to review whether any of the concerned echelons of the state government have bothered to look into it before arriving at the decision to discharge Pooja Singhal. This can and should be investigated.
‘Enforcement Directorate is also considering the activities of the Mines Department’
Saryu Rai said that the Enforcement Directorate is also considering the activities of the Mines Department in the course of investigation, it is evident from the news published in the newspapers. In the present Government as well as in the previous Government also, he has drawn the attention of the Government of Jharkhand to certain issues relating to irregularities in iron ore mining. In this regard, he has also published a book ‘Rahbar Ki Raahjani’. He said that he has written several letters to the Chief Minister regarding certain activities of the present State Government and the Mines Department of the erstwhile State Government and also raised them in the Legislative Assembly. Therefore all these subjects also need to be brought under the ambit of investigation.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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