The Asprusya Dalita Sanrakshana Suraksha Samiti, Orissa on Sunday demanded a fair probe into the verification of the alleged fake SC certificate cases against eight persons, including Ministers, MlAs, MPs and former Ministers, who allegedly availed benefits of reservation in the fields of education, employment, election and pension.
Addressing a Press meet here, Samiti president Vhojraj loha said some castes which are not in the SC and ST categories in Odisha are taking benefits available to SCs and STs illegally by producing fake certificates. The Chief Electoral Officer had brought this to the fore.
later, the ST and SC Development Department was asked to enquire into the matter and on May 21, 2018 the department directed the Revenue Divisional Commissioner-cum-State level Scrutiny Committee Chairman of Cuttack and Sambalpur to verify the genuineness of their caste status at the earliest.
The benefit takers, as they mentioned, are Jogendra Behera, Subrat Tarai, Mahesh Sahoo, Sanatan Bisi, Kishore Chandra Tarai, Ganeswar Behera, Dr Kulamani Samal and Bibhuti Prasad Tarai.
The samiti also demanded the eight persons quit their posts and urged the political parties to not to give election ticket to such fake politicians again. They threatened to take to the streets if no action is taken soon.