AIADMK alleges Rs 500 crore scam in Pongal gift hampers, said- CBI investigation should be done


Posted on 25th Jan 2022 01:52 pm by rohit kumar

AIADMK has demanded a CBI inquiry into corruption in the Pongal gift hamper case. The party has filed a petition in the Madras High Court in this regard. Talking to news agency IANS, AIADMK leader and former MLA IS Inbadurai said, "There has been corruption in the Pongal Gift Hamper case and we allege that a scam of Rs 500 crore has taken place in it." Since the matter is sub-judice, I am not going to comment much but we expect a CBI inquiry into the deal.

 

The opposition has alleged that a dead lizard was found in a gift hamper given to a rice ration card holder in Tiruvallur. The petitioner has pointed out the poor quality of edible oil along with the presence of the used syringe in the gift hamper given to the rice ration cardholder in the Kanyakumari district.

 

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.

The AIADMK has also alleged that 21 items were promised in the gift hamper packets for Pongal, while only 17 items were provided in many areas. The opposition party also alleged that there was a nexus between the contractors of Gift Hampers and the Minister of Food and Civil Supplies as well as officials of the department. He alleged that due to this tie-up, the quality of the items in the gift hampers as well as the shortage of items.

 

The AIADMK said in the petition that the government has announced an allocation of 1296 crore for the supply of gift hampers to 2.15 crore people. He also alleged that because of the quality of the products in the gift hampers and the shortage of items in the hampers, it was evident that there was a nexus between the suppliers, the Minister, and the Food and Civil Supplies officials, leading to poor quality of the items in the gift hampers. Along with this, there has also been a shortage of commodities. The petitioner called for a CBI inquiry to unearth the corruption involved in the distribution of gift hampers as well as the poor quality of the gift hampers.

1 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

PM Modi: PM Modi will gift many projects to Maharashtra today, will inaugurate National Games in Goa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today launch projects worth over Rs 7,500 crore aimed at benefi

Sanyukt Kisan Morcha: Punish the anti-farmer BJP, SKM's appeal to the people of UP and Uttarakhand

Despite the claim of being an apolitical organization, the United Kisan Morcha has sounded the tr

Russia Ukraine War: America will give one billion dollars of state-of-the-art weapons to Ukraine, so far 15 billion dollars of military aid

The US has announced $1.1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine. This aid will be of state-of-th

Weather Update: Pleasant weather in Delhi-NCR, rain warning in these states, know where the monsoon reached

A slight drop in maximum temperatures was recorded in many parts of North India. The Meteorologic

IPL 2026 Mini Auction: All eyes will be on Green, Venkatesh, and Livingstone; 10 teams will be in the fray for 77 players.

In the IPL 2026 mini-auction to be held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, Australia's Cameron Green appear

Sidhu Moosewala's parents left the country: left for England from Chandigarh, gave an ultimatum to the government a few days ago

Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala's mother Charan Kaur and father Balkaur Singh left for the UK on F

Inflation in India: Inflation hit, food prices increase drastically in one year

Inflation in India: There has been a tremendous increase in the prices of food and drink in a yea

Asian Games 2023: India cuts ticket for semi-finals of Asian Games, rain spoils Malaysia's hopes

India vs. Malaysia Asian Games 2023: The Indian women's cricket team has booked the ticket for th

Britain's PM Rishi Sunak revealed, said- I have also been a victim of racism

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has revealed that he faced racism but now the country has made rema

Prophet remarks row: Kuwait's big action on the protesters will deport the migrants who participated in the demonstration

Instructions have been issued to arrest migrants from the Fahheel area who demonstrated after Fri

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash