Irregularities in paddy purchase: Congress seeks judicial probe
	
		
				Karnal, Nov. 2 -- Days after the Karnal police registered two criminal cases against a rice mill, a mandi secretary, four mandi inspectors and a sub-inspector for alleged financial irregularities during the procurement, the Congress party on Saturday sought a judicial probe into the whole process and termed it a fraud involving several crores.
Similarly, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) demanded the arrest of the accused within two days, while the BJP said that the law will take its own course; action will be taken against those found responsible for fraud.
On Thursday, Karnal deputy commissioner Uttam Singh informed that two separate cases were registered following physical verification (PV) of paddy stock at rice mills and checking of gate passes at mandis.
Karnal Congress rural president Rajesh Vaid said fraud has become a norm of every paddy season in the state and officials responsible are never punished.
"In the cases registered, the government accepted a fraud of nearly Rs.3.54 crore. There should be a physical verification of all rice mills in the district, which will determine the actual amount of fraud. We demand a judicial probe by a sitting judge to investigate the whole scam," he added. Congress leader Teji Mann alleged that the probe conducted so far and cases registered are shallow and main culprits are still far from being touched. Similarly, BKU state president Ratan Mann warned that if the accused were not arrested, it would mean that this loot was carried out with the government's connivance....
		
			
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