NEW DELHI: The chairman of the Petitions Committee within the Delhi Assembly, Saurabh Bharadwaj, alleged on Saturday that the lieutenant governor had authorized the previous leader secretary and the previous PWD secretary to problem the panel’s file on desilting within the Delhi top courtroom last year. Bharadwaj also alleged cost of giant sums to the legal professionals representing the officers at the LG’s directions whilst legal professionals representing the Assembly and its committees were denied their charges for two years now.
“The committee performed inspections of drains across Delhi falling under the jurisdiction of each PWD and the municipal firms last year and submitted a report to the Delhi Assembly. It sought the reply from the then leader secretary at the lapses detected,” Bharadwaj mentioned on Saturday. “However, the committee now not handiest didn’t get a answer, however its file was once also challenged within the top courtroom.”
Bharadwaj defined that the committee, all over the inspections, had found that the paintings on clearing the drains was once mostly limited to paper, with little corresponding paintings on floor. “The officials had been, due to this fact, directed to give an explanation at the scenario,” mentioned Bharadwaj. “The officials had rated the desilting as ‘satisfactory’.”
The Delhi minister claimed that an RTI software published that the legal professionals representing the IAS officers who had challenged the file had been paid an enormous fee from the government’s coffers at the LG’s directions. In contrast, Bharadwaj claimed, the legal professionals who represented the Delhi Assembly and its committees have now not been paid for two years, again at the directions of the LG.
“The RTI replies have uncovered that the LG issued directions on these. The assembly committee had beneficial inquiries by means of the vigilance department and the Anti-Corruption Bureau into the corruption and fabrication of desilting stories. The LG, who heads the ACB and vigilance department, didn't care to initiate any investigation,” Bharadwaj alleged. “The committee also beneficial motion against the then PWD secretary Ashwani Kumar, but the LG chose to not pull up the officer.”
Bharadwaj claimed that the Petitions Committee had made some necessary suggestions which have been followed by means of the Assembly. This intended the manager secretary had to ensure compliance. “In spite of the elected govt agreeing to put in force the suggestions of the frame, the LG’s place of job brazenly helped the officers to ignore the suggestions,” the Aam Aadmi Party chief maintained.
Deputy leader minister Manish Sisodia had alleged on Friday that BJP was once pressuring IAS officers in Delhi to “stall” the cost of bills to legal professionals who had appeared in various instances for Delhi govt. His tweet had learn: “Now, BJP will get officers to stall cost of bills to legal professionals who appeared for Delhi govt. IAS officers refuse to pay bills of legal professionals.”
“The committee performed inspections of drains across Delhi falling under the jurisdiction of each PWD and the municipal firms last year and submitted a report to the Delhi Assembly. It sought the reply from the then leader secretary at the lapses detected,” Bharadwaj mentioned on Saturday. “However, the committee now not handiest didn’t get a answer, however its file was once also challenged within the top courtroom.”
Bharadwaj defined that the committee, all over the inspections, had found that the paintings on clearing the drains was once mostly limited to paper, with little corresponding paintings on floor. “The officials had been, due to this fact, directed to give an explanation at the scenario,” mentioned Bharadwaj. “The officials had rated the desilting as ‘satisfactory’.”
The Delhi minister claimed that an RTI software published that the legal professionals representing the IAS officers who had challenged the file had been paid an enormous fee from the government’s coffers at the LG’s directions. In contrast, Bharadwaj claimed, the legal professionals who represented the Delhi Assembly and its committees have now not been paid for two years, again at the directions of the LG.
“The RTI replies have uncovered that the LG issued directions on these. The assembly committee had beneficial inquiries by means of the vigilance department and the Anti-Corruption Bureau into the corruption and fabrication of desilting stories. The LG, who heads the ACB and vigilance department, didn't care to initiate any investigation,” Bharadwaj alleged. “The committee also beneficial motion against the then PWD secretary Ashwani Kumar, but the LG chose to not pull up the officer.”
Bharadwaj claimed that the Petitions Committee had made some necessary suggestions which have been followed by means of the Assembly. This intended the manager secretary had to ensure compliance. “In spite of the elected govt agreeing to put in force the suggestions of the frame, the LG’s place of job brazenly helped the officers to ignore the suggestions,” the Aam Aadmi Party chief maintained.
Deputy leader minister Manish Sisodia had alleged on Friday that BJP was once pressuring IAS officers in Delhi to “stall” the cost of bills to legal professionals who had appeared in various instances for Delhi govt. His tweet had learn: “Now, BJP will get officers to stall cost of bills to legal professionals who appeared for Delhi govt. IAS officers refuse to pay bills of legal professionals.”
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