Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 3 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday performed searches at 25 places throughout Rajasthan as a part of its cash laundering investigation into the implementation of the Centre’s ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ within the poll-bound state.
The raids within the Congress-ruled state are being performed in Jaipur and Dausa together with the premises of the Additional Chief Secretary within the Public Health Engineering Department, Subodh Agarwal.
The premises of some engineers, contractors and former state authorities officers, suspected to have hyperlinks within the case, are additionally being coated. The searches are being performed below the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
On September 1, the Enforcement Directorate additionally carried out related raids at a number of cities in Rajasthan.
ED’s cash laundering case relies on a First Information Report earlier registered by Rajasthan Police.
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena had in June this yr alleged a rip-off of Rs 20,000 crore within the implementation of the Central authorities’s ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ in Rajasthan.
He had alleged that tenders value Rs 900 crore have been issued to 2 corporations primarily based on faux expertise certificates in 48 tasks of the scheme.
The ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ goals to offer protected and enough ingesting water by means of family faucet connections and is being applied by the Rajasthan Public Health Engineering Department (PHED).
Meanwhile, final month, ED additionally performed raids on the residences of state Congress president Govind Singh Dotasara within the capital Jaipur and Sikar. Moreover, state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s son, Vaibhav Gehlot, was additionally summoned for questioning in a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) case.
The transfer drew criticism from the ruling Congress which questioned the ‘timing’, ‘goal’, and ‘intent’ of the Central authorities.
Polling for all 200 seats within the Rajasthan Assembly can be held on November 25 and the counting of votes can be held on December 3. (ANI)