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Arunachal Pradesh govt decides to hand over PDS scam to CBI

| @indiablooms | Dec 30, 2017, at 04:08 am

Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS): The BJP-led Arunachal Pradesh has decided to hand over the multi crore rupees Public Distribution System (PDS) scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which was happened during the previous Congress government tenure in 2004-2007.


Addressing a press conference held in Itanagar on Friday, BJP’s state unit General Secretary Jarpum Gamlin said that, the state government has taken a bold decision against corruption and decided to hand over the multi crore rupees scam to CBI.

“We have maintained zero tolerance against corruption. BJP has been maintaining the ideology of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas with the principles of transparency, good governance. The present BJP-led state government would not protect and person who is involved in the scam. The state government has referred the scam to CBI for a fair and independent probe,” Jarpum Gamlin said.

The BJP leader said that, the scam of the period between 2001-2004 is now under sub-judice and investigation is made through the court and action is being initiated time to time.

“Within the span of only a year, the BJP-led state government under leadership of Chief Minister Pema Khandu has managed to bring a massive structural reforms in the state. It is just a beginning and BJP’s war against corruption will be continued. The state had deprived from development due to corruption in previous period. Now no one will be spared who is involved in corruption,” Gamlin said.

The BJP leader said that, the state government has already taken a major project ‘New Arunachal Mission 2022’ which will give the state an outstanding development.

“A concrete road map and its implementation in time bound is one of the key point of the project,” Gamlin said.


(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
 

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