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Punishment transfer for auditing, leaking Bishalgarh R.D.Block Rs. 17 crore MGNREGA scam: Corrupt CM targets honest officials : Director of Audit shunted out, demoted to the post of OSD
Nandan Kumar Dey
Punishment transfer for auditing, leaking Bishalgarh R.D.Block Rs. 17 crore MGNREGA scam: Corrupt CM targets honest officials : Director of Audit shunted out, demoted to the post of OSD
PHOTO : Scamster BDO Bimal under protective care of godfather

AGARTALA, October 22 (TIWN): In a shocking display of abetting corruption, “Mr Clean” CM meted out punishment to honest officials for auditing and leaking out Rs 17 crore MGNREGA Scam under Bishalgarh RD Block. The Director of Audit, Lalmuna Rokhum had been transferred from his post, demoted and was appointed as OSD of SIPARD Department. On Lalmuna Rokum's place, Chief Minister’s close aide Sahadeb Das was posted to take over the Charge so that no other scam will see broad daylight. On Monday night, Addl. Secretary R.P Dutta had issued a notification bearing the number F.6 (1)-GA (PNS)/13, focusing the removal of Director of Audit. However this corrupt, vindictive action of CM only intensifies the lingering doubt that he is more interested in hiding corruption and sheltering culprits, rather than punishing involved scamsters like BDO Bimal.

Director of Audit  Lalmuna Rokhum had been transferred to the SIPARD Department in junior level, Sahadeb Das was transferred from the post of Additional Secretary of General Administration. On the other hand the then OSD of SIPARD TCS Officer Himadrish Debbarma was transferred to the post of Deputy Collector in the office of West District Magistrate. It is widely believed that Mr. Rokhum was given the punishment transfer and demotion for audit and  leaking the multicrore MGNREGA scam under Bishalgarh R.D Block.

It is to be mentioned here that after tremendous pressure from all corners and widespread media publication on the Rs 17 crore MGNREGA scam,  BDO Bishalgarh RD Block Subrata Das lodged FIR against the then earlier  BDO of the block Bimal Chakraborty in Bishalgarh Police station.

Police registered a case in this issue (Case no-135/14) under section 409 of IPC. The special Internal Audit Report of MGNREGA for the FY 2012-13 and FY 2013-14 massive misappropriation of more than Rs 17 crore was found. The special Internal Audit wad audited during 05/05/2014 to 30/06/2014.

In addition, Bimal Chakraborty is the brother of DYFI State Unit Secretary Amal Chakraborty. Apart from this another brother Kamal Chakraborty is now the Commandant of 11 BN TSR. Bimal Chakraborty was appointed as a Panchayat Extension Officer in MataBari RD Block wayback in 1997 from the very beginning Bimal Chakraborty was under the scanner of his higher officials due to his corruptions and closeness to CM. But none could have done anything against Bimal as Bimal hails from a politically influential family of the ruling party CPI (M).

So, going by the actions, Chief Minister is trying to conceal the scam of Bishalgarh RD Block. Without arresting them, they were merely suspended from their posts. Finance Minister (FM) Bhanu Lal Saha and BDO Bimal Chakraborty are the kingpins behind the whole scam.

The role of Police and Government in this regard is doubtful as Police playing the role of obedient pet. Police are conducting fake raids in the name of investigation to cover up the case. Due to the involvement of big heads of the CPIM party, directly or indirectly involved in the multicrore scam of Bishalgarh R.D. Block the police are unable to perform their duty.

Govt order for removal of Director of Audit Lalmuna Rokhum, who was instrumental in unearthing of Rs 17 crore MGNREGA Scam in Bisalgarh

A shameful cowardly act by Chief Minister to conceal leakage of further scams by removing upright officer Lalnuna Rokhum from the post of Director of Audit. 

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