After much pursuance by the newly elected MlA Sukhdeo Bhagat, the state government finally ordered a vigilance probe into the cheating done by the government officials in connivance with the mediators in the purchase of a land piece for the construction of water treatment plant in lohardaga. Bhagat, during a calling attention motion in the Assembly, alleged that a tribal land was sold out by another person after several years of death of the original owner of that property.
“Finally admitting it as a serious matter, Urban Development Minister CP Singh today ordered vigilance probe into the matter,” said Bhagat. 35.03 acres of land was illegally acquired by the state Government at a price of `2.43 crore while the actual cost, according to the Government rate, was `24 lakh, added Bhagat.
Moreover, Bhagat added that the land, in the government documents, was sold out by a person through power of attorney on March 31, 2015 who died long back on August 11, 2007.
In another matter raised during calling attention motion, Dhanbad MlA Raj Kumar Sinha also alleged that Jharia Rehabilitation and Development Authority has been working arbitrarily for the last 10 years. Sinha alleged that several anomalies were also found in the working of the Authority and faovours to some of the black-listed companies were also being done by its officials.
“Even though it was found out that a company was black-listed by Karnataka Power Corporation limited, the earnest money of `2.24 crore was returned even though there is a provision to seize the security deposit as per the affidavit submitted by the company at the time of bidding,” said Sinha. The concerned minister, however, has assured to get the matter investigated by an appropriate agency, he added.
Jaganathpur MlA Geeta Koda, on the other hand, raised the issue of protection of medicinal plants during question hour on which Chief Minister Raghubar Das replied that people’s confidence in Indian medical method across the world has increased and the state government will make all possible efforts to improve it further.
“I also had a talk with Yoga Guru Baba Ramdeo to plant medicinal plants in the state,” said the CM. According to the CM, the Government will protect trees and special drive will be launched across the State.
Koda had asked the government about the steps being taken by the government to promote commercial use of medicinal plants in the state.
The proposed annual Budget was also discussed in the Assembly where the people from the treasury bench lauded it, while the opposition called it the worst budget in the last 15 years.
“This is the worst deficit budget in the last 15 years…I wonder what the Government had been doing for the last six months,” said JVM MlA Pradeep Yadav. There was no difference between the last and the current budget, he added.
Yadav also made a mockery of the Government over some of the mistakes made in the budget following which the government had to circulate a correction slip among the members in the Assembly.
Earlier, members of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha sat on dharna in front of Vidhan Sabha against the murder of their party leader Jeedan Horo in Khunti, demanding immediate arrest of the culprits involved in the killing. They also alleged the law and order situation has gone out of control in the State as incidents of loot and murders are taking place every day in the state and Government has no control over police in the State.