Chandigarh, September 16
The Punjab State Food Commission has sought a detailed report from the Food and Civil Supplies Department in the wheat scam within a fortnight.
Chairman, Punjab State Food Commission, DP Reddy said it had come to the notice of the commission through media reports that Jasdev Singh, Inspector, Food Supplies Department, who is the main accused in the missing wheat scam case of Jandiala Guru (Amritsar), siphoned off crores of rupees given as MSP on wheat that was neither brought to mandis nor purchased. Fake entries for the purchase of 87,100 quintals of wheat valued at Rs 20 crore were made and it was shown to have been transported to godowns in Jandiala Guru.
Accused in Dubai
DP Reddy, Chairman, Punjab State Food Commission, said the accused inspector, who is believed to have escaped to Dubai, was allegedly in cahoots with Amritsar-based trader Ravinder Singh Bunty, who was arrested by the CBI recently.
He said the accused inspector, who is believed to have escaped to Dubai, was allegedly in cahoots with Amritsar-based trader Ravinder Singh Bunty, who was arrested by the CBI recently. The commission has taken a serious note of the matter and issued a notice to the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department to send a detailed report within a fortnight.
The commission has further issued advice to the department to take strict disciplinary action against delinquent officials, recover the loss caused to the state exchequer and to put systems in place (administrative and technological) to prevent recurrence of this type of scams.
Meanwhile, Punjab has started making arrangements to get enough stocks of gunny bags ahead of the paddy procurement season. The state government has made arrangements for 3.50 lakh bales, Principal Secretary, Food and Supplies, Rahul Tiwari said. — TNS
Punjab State Food Commission seeks report in wheat scam
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