The Fodder Scam | चारा घोटाला
FodderScam Lalu Prasad Yadav sentenced to 3.5 Years imprisonment by CBI Court and 5 Lakh fine
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The Fodder Scam ( चारा घोटाला ) was a corruption scandal that involved the Fraudulent withdrawal of ₹9.4 billion from the government treasury of Bihar. Accused in the theft and arrested were Former CM of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Jagannath Mishra (former CM). This scam finished Lalu's regime as Chief Minister.Shivanand Tiwari was allegedly received 1.6 crore Rupees from S.N. Sinha.
The Fodder Scam case was for many years and it allegedly involved a number of Bihar state's administrative and elected officials from multiple administrations of the Congress and the Janata Dal. The Fodder Scam involved the illegal withdrawal of money for fictitious livestock for fodder, medicines and animal husbandry equipment.
The Fodder Scam exposed in 1996, the Loot was in progress and increased for over two decades.Besides the gravity and duration of the Loot, the scam was and Literally covered in
Indian media because of the Big nexus between served bureaucrats, politicians, and businessmen.
It was an example of the mafia raj which has affected many economic public sectors in India.
The Fodder Scam exposed in 1996, the Loot was in progress and increased for over two decades.Besides the gravity and duration of the Loot, the scam was and Literally covered in
Indian media because of the Big nexus between served bureaucrats, politicians, and businessmen.
It was an example of the mafia raj which has affected many economic public sectors in India.
the trial was completed in 44 cases out of a total of 53 cases in May 2013,.Over 500 accused was convicted and punished by several courts.
Origin of the Fodder Scam
Initially, it was a small case of small-scale loot by few government employees who were submitting false expense reports, Later it grew up in size and additional factors added in it, politicians and businesses, over time, and become a full-fledged mafia system. Jagannath Mishra, who was the chief minister of Bihar in 1970, was the first chief minister to be accused of involvement in the scam.
The Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) T.N. Chaturvedi, had noticed the delayed monthly account statement submissions by the Treasury and departments of Bihar and he wrote to the former Bihar chief minister, Chandrashekhar Singh, warned him that it seems a temporary embezzlement.This incident had started the consistency closer scrutiny and warnings by Principal Accountant Generals (PAGs) and CAGs to the government of Bihar during the tenures of many chief ministers from many political parties but everyone had ignored the warnings that exposed a pattern by most senior political and bureaucratics of the Bihar government.
Anti Corruption Unit Inspector Bidhu Bhushan Dwivedi submitted a report in 1992, exposed The Fodder Scam and the possible involvement of Key elements like the chief ministers to the director general of the same vigilance unit, G. Narayan. In result, Inspector Bidhu Bhushan Dwivedi was transferred from the vigilance unit to the other branch of the administration and Later suspended from his Post. further, He was a witness in corruption cases relating to the scam went to trial and reinstated by order of the Jharkhand High Court.
Anti Corruption Unit Inspector Bidhu Bhushan Dwivedi submitted a report in 1992, exposed The Fodder Scam and the possible involvement of Key elements like the chief ministers to the director general of the same vigilance unit, G. Narayan. In result, Inspector Bidhu Bhushan Dwivedi was transferred from the vigilance unit to the other branch of the administration and Later suspended from his Post. further, He was a witness in corruption cases relating to the scam went to trial and reinstated by order of the Jharkhand High Court.
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