The Odisha Soochana Adhikar Abhijan would hold a weeklong anti-corruption campaign from April 1 to 7 at all district headquarters of the State.
The campaign would be held demanding a CBI inquiry into the mining and land scams, providing autonomous status to the Vigilance Directorate, immediate formation of lok Ayukta, end of corruption in the State Government and welfare schemes and other irregularities, said convenor of Soochana Adhikar Abhujan Pradip Pradhan at a Press meet here on Friday.
Besides, mass awareness would be created about the Right to Information (RTI) Act and the amendment to the Odisha RTI rules, 2005. A memorandum would be sent to the Prime Minister to form a lok Ayukta at the Centre and implementation of the Whistleblower Act.
During the week- long drive RTI camps would be opened at the district headquarters and the people would be sensitised about corruption and encouraged to ask for information from various Government offices. The people would be free application and appeal forms, said Pradhan.
Though the Justice Shah Commission had inquired into the mining scam in the State and stated about revenue loss of 64,000 crore, due to the conspiracy the State and Union Governments a CBI inquiry was not conducted.
A task force was formed by the State Government to inquire into the land scam and the allotment of houses under the discretionary quota. But not a single house or plot has been returned to the Government. He alleged that the State Government is shielding them.
Taking advantage of the Government’s laxity lord Jagannath’s and Swargadar and hundreds of acres of public spaces in the State capital has been encroached, said Pradhan. Among others, Prakash Kumar Samantsinhar, Bhabani Shankar Nanda, Sanjay Sahu and Ranjulata Mahapatra were present.