A sting operation report alleged three Rajasthan MLAs took commissions for MLA funds. Ex-CM Ashok Gehlot has demanded a high-level probe. New CM Bhajanlal Sharma ordered an investigation and froze the MLAs' LAD accounts, promising zero tolerance.
Gehlot Demands High-Level Probe
"The news published in Dainik Bhaskar regarding legislators taking bribes/commissions in exchange for releasing 'MLA funds' is extremely serious and concerning. Chief Minister Shri @BhajanlalBjp and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Shri @VasudevDevnani should immediately take cognisance of this matter and order a high-level investigation into it. For public representatives, integrity and honesty in public life should be paramount," Gehlot said in a post on X.CM Orders Probe, Freezes MLA Accounts
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has ordered a high-level committee chaired by the State Chief Vigilance Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary, Home) to probe into the corruption allegations. Stating "zero tolerance" for corruption, CM Sharma also directed the freezing of their MLA LAD accounts.Bhajanlal Sharma wrote on X, "Today, a major newspaper has published a report on corruption in the MLA Local Area Development Fund. This is an extremely serious and concerning issue. Our government's policy on corruption by any public servant is one of complete zero tolerance. No matter how influential a person may be, if found guilty of corruption, they will not be spared.""In this case, the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police have been directed to conduct an investigation through a high-level committee chaired by the State Chief Vigilance Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary, Home). The MLA LAD accounts of these assembly constituencies have also been frozen," the X post added.Minister Calls for Ethics Committee Action
State Minister Jhabar Singh Kharra also called for an Ethics Committee probe. Calling it "unfortunate" for Indian democracy, he urged the political parties to take action against corrupt MLAs."This is an unfortunate situation for democracy. Even earlier, one MLA was caught taking a bribe against a question in the Assembly. There is an Ethics Committee, and it should probe the matter. If anyone is found guilty, it should be conveyed to the Vidhan Sabha Chairperson, who will present the matter before the Assembly and take the appropriate action. It is a responsibility of the parties too to take action against their MLAs," Kharra told reporters. (ANI)(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Asianet Newsable English staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Add Asianet Newsable as a Preferred Source
