MPLAD fund scam, CM vigilence cell summoned by Ex-MP Narah

Guwahati: As Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was summoned by a court in Uttarakhand for his derogatory remarks against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader and former Union Minister Rani Narah was arrested by the chief minister’s special vigilance cell in Guwahati. I asked to appear before him on September 19.
Former Congress Minister Bharat Narah’s wife Rani Narah was the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs. Nara was elected to the Rajya Sabha from 2016-22.
Narah has been summoned for interrogation by the investigating agency in connection with the Rs 1 crore scam in the implementation of a scheme for the distribution of tube wells in Majuli (now district) under MPLAD in Jorhat district in the 2012-13 fiscal.
CM’s SVC has already registered Case No. 04/2017 under Section 120B)/468/471/409/420 of IPC in this regard under Section 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Two persons — former Jorhat ADC (Development) Anjanabh Chaliha and Majuli Assistant Planning Officer Jitumoni Dutta have been booked by the CM SVC for their involvement in the misappropriation of Rs 1 crore of MPLAD (MP Fund in Majuli) had already arrested.
About Rs.1 crore for installation of deep tube wells and hand pumps in Majuli, was siphoned off without implementing the schemes.
Reacting to the summons, Rani Narah said, “I am ready to appear before the Chief Minister’s Special Vigilance Cell tomorrow. But as per my information, the fund was released to the Jorhat district commissioner and she is not responsible for the implementation of the scheme.” The responsible officer. I don’t know where they used the funds.
“The case was registered during the tenure of former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in 2017. However, a DSP invested in the case told me that they have enough documents related to the scam and I presented them before them. There is no need to be. But now they have taken up the case after seven years,” Narah told reporters here.
“One MP has nothing to do with MPLAD fund. It has been handed over to DC. Funds have been distributed in five districts – Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Tinsukia and Dibrugarh. But I am not sure about the status of implementation. I don’t know,” Narah said.
“Their aim is to suppress our voice by speaking out against the land scam of Chief Minister’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma. But nobody can stop us from protesting. We will continue to speak out against it and demand an investigation. ” They said.
“This is nothing but an attack on us for raising voice against Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family for the land scam. He is using police and other investigative agencies to stop our voice from protesting,” Bharat Nara, chairperson of media department of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee said.
The summons to Rani Nara was issued by Uttarakhand District and Sessions Judge Odham Singh in response to a complaint filed by Congress state spokesperson Ganesh Upadhay regarding Sarma’s alleged defamatory remarks during the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly election campaign. was done.
The court issued a summons and directed the chief minister to appear before the court on September 21 to answer his allegations.

“On February 11, 2022, during a public rally in Kacha town of Udham Singh district, Sarma had questioned the lineage of Rahul Gandhi and made defamatory remarks against Sonia Gandhi. The remarks were provocative and a misuse of the IT Act,” alleged Upadhay.
In his address, Sarma had said: “Under the leadership of General Bipin Rawat, who was the pride of Uttarakhand and the nation, India carried out a surgical strike in Pakistan. After this, Rahul Gandhi asked for evidence. Have we ever asked for proof of which father’s son you are? What right do you have to demand evidence from the armed forces?