Amritsar, October 7
Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Raj Kumar Verka today said those involved in the multi-crore post-matric SC scholarship scam would face action soon.
Verka, who represents the West constituency, arrived at his hometown for the first time after getting appointed as a Cabinet minister. Verka conducted a roadshow and was accorded a warm welcome by his supporters. He paid obeisance at a temple and later announced Rs 21 lakh to the temple management.
Talking to the media, he said either the colleges who had indulged in bungling of SC scholarship funds deposit back the amount or face legal action. “I give a week’s time to these college managements to return the amount that was misappropriated at their end. Otherwise, we are going to take legal action. Anyone, whether a political or administrative official, involved in it will be taken to task,” he said.
The Department of Social Justice has initiated the process to lodge an FIR in the scam which is already being probed by the CBI. The scam surfaced in 2019 during the tenure of ex-minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot. An amount of Rs 16 crore was allegedly disbursed wrongfully to nine institutes. — TNS
Those behind scholarship scam to face action: Verka
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