Vishav Bharti
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 7
Though the three-member committee of IAS officers constituted by the Chief Minister had given a “clean chit” to minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot in the alleged multi-crore SC Post-Matric Scholarship scam, the government has now reportedly taken a contrary position before the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC).
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Part of proceedings now
The officers concerned have claimed that the probe report can’t be shared as the process of the inquiry is still onhellip; This (officers’ claim) is part of the proceedings of the commission.
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Earlier, the NCSC had issued a notice to the state government on the issue. During the last appearance, the NCSC had sought the inquiry report of the committee on the basis of which the minister was given a clean chit. NCSC Chairman Vijay Sampla said the officers concerned, however, claimed that the report could not be shared as the process of the inquiry was still on. “This is part of the proceedings of the commission,” Sampla said.
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Addressing a group of journalists at the UT Guest House here, he said now the government had sought 15 days to furnish a reply to the notice issued by the commission. Taking cognisance of the protests by Schedule Caste students alleging non-issuance of roll numbers by colleges, the NCSC had in May issued a notice to the state government, asking them to ensure immediate release of the roll numbers.
Last year, it was alleged that funds meant for SC students under the scheme were embezzled at the instance of Dharamsot. Significantly, a separate CBI inquiry into the Rs 63-crore scholarship “scam” is also on.
Clean chit to minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot while probe was still on?
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