With two senior Cabinet Ministers — Anil Vij and Capt. Abhimanyu — remaining at loggerheads over the issue of Sonepat-based Moti lal Nehru School of Sports (MNSS), Chief Minister Manohar lal on Friday claimed to have resolved the ongoing tussle between them.
When asked about the ongoing feud between the two Ministers, the Chief Minister while talking to mediapersons said, “I have talked to both of them and the issue has been resolved.” The tussle has ended and the Chief Secretary has been directed to inquire into the entire matter related to Rai Sports school, he said.
When asked about the financial irregularities found in the school during the audit, the Chief Minister said, “I will not comment on who is right and who is wrong. The inquiry would be conducted by the Chief Secretary and truth will come out.”
Notably, Sports Minister Anil Vij and Capt. Abhimanyu are engaged in a tussle since the special audit team of Finance Department took away records of the sports schools during the audit procedure being conducted in the premises.
Anil Vij had written to the Chief Minister Manohar lal seeking his intervention into the issue of sports school and a high-level inquiry from a senior IAS offcer.
The Sports Minister had also ordered that an FIR should be registered against Finance Department officials for taking away audit documents from the institute. The audit of the school from the period of April 1, 2015, and January 1, 2017 has pointed towards alleged fraudulent payments, embezzlement and misappropriation of government funds.
However, the school administration, in a communication sent to the State Government on the audit findings, has alleged that incorrect and distorted facts have been published by the Finance Department.
Earlier this week, Sports Minister Vij had not attended the meeting of cabinet sub-committee headed by Finance Minister Capt. Abhimanyu. Vij had also lashed out at Capt. Abhimanyu asking him not to intervene in other departments.
“The Finance Minister has been unnecessarily interfering in the Rai sports school case. He should limit himself to his departments only,” Vij had said.