The leaders and workers of Chhattisgarh State unit of Congress on Wednesday evening marched to Raj Bhavan here and handed over a memorandum to the Governor demanding action against people taking benefits of reservation by submitting fake caste certificates in Chhattisgarh.
The Congress leaders and workers who arrived near Raj Bhavan were stopped by the police and a delegation was allowed to meet the Governor Balramji Das Tandon.
“The Governor informed us that he had received as many as 450 complaints relating to fake caste certificates in which inquiry was done wherein it was found that 184 people had got fake caste certificates prepared,” Shishupal Sori, President of Congress’ Scheduled Caste (ST) cell, told reporters after meeting the Governor.
He further informed that as per law, such cases have to be investigated by a high powered committee in the State.
“The high powered committee is controlled by State government and hence these cases are still pending. The State government has deliberately kept pending such cases in order to extend benefit to the errant officers”, Sori charged.
Replying to a query that case of Senior Congress leader Ajit Jogi and his son Amit Jogi was taken up or not, Sori informed that along with the Jogis , case of Sarojni Banjare, the Dongargarh MlA was also put up before the Governor to which, he assured of initiating action.
State Congress Chief Bhupesh Baghel said that the high-powered committee was not doing its job. It has been conveyed it to the Governor, he added.