raj cm orders high-level probe in graft charges against 3 mlas
Jaipur, Dec. 15 -- Rajasthan chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Sunday ordered a high-level inquiry into allegations that three legislators sought commissions for releasing funds from the MLA local area development (LAD) scheme.
The committee is headed by the state's chief vigilance commissioner (additional chief secretary, home) Bhaskar A Sawant, along with chief secretary V Srinivasan and director general of police Rajeev Sharma, to investigate the matter. The MLA-LAD accounts of the accused legislators have been frozen pending the outcome of the inquiry.
The action followed a media report and sting operation by a local newspaper that purportedly showed the three MLAs - BJP's Revantram Danga from Khinvsar in Nagaur, Congress MLA Anita Jatav from Hindaun (SC) in Karauli, and independent MLA Ritu Banawat from Bayana in Bharatpur - demanding or accepting commissions in exchange for fund approvals.
The report alleged the payment of Rs.50 lakh to Danga, Rs.50,000 to Jatav through her husband, and a Rs.40 lakh deal with Banawat for sanctioning LAD funds were meant for supplying carpets to schools in their constituencies....
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