KOLKATA: For you to curtail the “go back cut-money” pitch now gripping the nation, the Bengal government has requested district police superintendents to provoke FIRs on all “reduce money” lawsuits towards civic body members. It has additionally asked those participants not to accept the “beneficiary contribution” underneath the Banglar Bari (House for All) scheme and alternatively get it immediately deposited in banks.
On Monday, Gyanwant Singh, ADG (regulation and order), stated SPs had been told to begin cases on lawsuits of accepting cut money; these can be lodged underneath IPC Section 409, which deals with crook breach of trust through any public servant. He defined that even panchayat functionaries and municipal representatives had broad experience as public servants as they held public office or got remuneration from the authorities.
“There has been no such criticism so far, but police will ask people to resort to proceedings if they have determined that a public servant is worried in such pastime,” Singh stated.
In damage-control mode, Bengal City and Municipal Affairs Minister Firhad Hakim advised all municipal councilors to deposit the amount contributed by a beneficiary under the Banglar Bari scheme immediately into the latter’s bank account.
Under this scheme, the total cost of producing a house is Rs 3 688,578, of which three components are imperative, state, and beneficiary. The beneficiary component is Rs 25,000 for municipal areas with a population of five lakh or less; it is Rs 35,000 for regions with a population of over five lakh.
“There have been times in which councilors have taken the initiative to build houses for the terrible beneath this scheme and keep a number of the cash (beneficiary contribution) with them. The amount paid by using a beneficiary is a part of the assignment fee, but it’s a far more regular concept than reduce-cash. From now on, councilors will deposit the beneficiary’s amount within the latter’s bank to avoid confusion,” Hakim stated.
The government’s assurances, however, had little effect on the competition. Meeting complaints disrupted the meeting and demanded the leader minister’s declaration and an inquiry into the reduced-cash problem nationwide.
Shouting slogans in opposition to the Trinamool government, legislators of both Congress and Left events came all the way down to the well of the House and demanded an inquiry committee. Seeking evidence on the issue from CM Mamata Banerjee, the opposition MLAs staged a walkout from the House.
“We demand an inquiry committee led by a retired person to look at the problem of cutting cash. We need to recognize who has taken the cash,” Congress leader whip Manoj Chakraborty stated.
CPM chief Sujan Chakraborty said, “We need the authorities to publish a listing of human beings who’ve taken cut money. The government should launch a white paper on the difficulty.” BJP indicated it’d launch a state-wide agitation over the issue starting Tuesday.
