Rajasthan JJM Scam: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has taken main motion within the alleged Jal Jeevan Mission Scam (JJM Scam) in Rajasthan. In March 2024, ED had issued summons to former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi on this case. Now ACB has registered a case towards former minister Mahesh Joshi in JJM rip-off. Along with this, ACB has registered a case towards a complete of 23 folks together with officers and contractors. A senior officer has given this data.
ACB Director General Ravi Prakash Mehra stated that the FIR was lodged two-three days in the past. Now the officer informed information company PTI in a press release that an FIR has been registered towards 23 folks together with former minister Mahesh Joshi and officers and contractors within the Jal Jeevan Mission rip-off.
Case registered towards Mahesh Joshi below part 17A
ACB Director General Ravi Prakash Mehrada stated that the previous minister has been accused of misusing his place. The FIR was registered after getting permission below Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Joshi was the Cabinet Minister of Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) within the earlier Congress authorities.
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) of the Central Government goals to supply protected and enough consuming water by way of family faucet connections and is being applied by PHED in Rajasthan.
ED can be investigating the rip-off
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) can be investigating a cash laundering case associated to alleged irregularities within the implementation of JJM in Rajasthan. The ED had carried out searches at a number of locations together with Joshi’s premises on this case and an alleged intermediary and a few contractors have already been arrested.
Dr. Kirodilal Meena had handed over many vital paperwork associated to the alleged rip-off in JJM to ED. He went to the ED workplace and gave proof of the rip-off and demanded motion. According to Meena, former minister Mahesh Joshi, after assembly the contractors, has dedicated a rip-off of greater than Rs 2 thousand crores. Tenders have been given to blacklisted firms.
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