Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi yesterday appointed an inquiry commission, to be headed by retired Supreme Court Justice M B Shah, to probe allegations of corruption levelled by Congress against his own government.
Congress had submitted a memorandum to the President Pratibha Patil two months ago, alleging corruption and favouritism on the part of the Modi government in its dealings with industrial houses.
Congress has also started a campaign over non-appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat for the last seven years.
"Gujarat has an institution of Lokayukta, but Modi does not appoint Lokayukta. Instead, he has appointed a commission to inquire into charges of corruption against himself, which has no powers like Lokayukta," Leader of Opposition in the assembly, Shaktisinh Gohil, said.
"By appointing this commission Modi has proved that he fears Lokayukta," Gohil said.
"Modi and his ministers are involved in corruption, and that is the precise reason for Modi's not appointing Lokayukta for the last seven and half years," he alleged.
These are the charges to be investigated by proposed commission:
– Allotment of land at negligible cost to industries in Gandhinagar.
– Rs. 33K crore concessions to Tata Nano car project.
– Allotment of Mundra port and Mundra SEZ land to Adani.
– Allotment of Navsari Agricultural University’s prime land to M/s Chhatrala group of hotels without public auction.
– Approval of construction and illegal allotment of forest land and coastal regulation zone to Essar group.
– A large land in Kutch allegedly allotted to BJP leader Shri Venkaiyah Naidu for salt chemicals company in border area of Kutch.
– Allotment of land at prime location on Ahmedabad’s Sarkhej-Gandhinagar highway to Bharat Hotels ltd.
– Land allotments to various industries and industrialists to establish industrial units near major cities.
– Allotment of land at prime location to L&T company near Surat’s Hazira without auction.
– Cattle feed scam.
– Nutrition fortified blended food scam in Anganwadis.
– Gujarat State Petroleum related charges.
– Charges related to use of Luxury jet, aircraft and chopper belonging to industrial houses by the Chief Minister.
– Charges of corruption in Sujalam Sufalam water distribution project.
– Charges of direct involvement of state Revenue minister’s office and Chief Minister’s office leaving all laws aside in purchase and sale of Kutch district’s 36.25 acre agricultural land to Mumbai based Indigold refinery.
Justice Shah, who will head the Commission, served as Supreme Court judge from 1998 to 2003. Earlier, he was Chief Justice of Bombay High Court and had also served at Gujarat High court, the government release here said.
Meanwhile, the Congress today announced that it will hold a state-wide dharna against the Modi government's decision not to appoint a Lokayukta.
Congress had submitted a memorandum to the President Pratibha Patil two months ago, alleging corruption and favouritism on the part of the Modi government in its dealings with industrial houses.
Congress has also started a campaign over non-appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat for the last seven years.
"Gujarat has an institution of Lokayukta, but Modi does not appoint Lokayukta. Instead, he has appointed a commission to inquire into charges of corruption against himself, which has no powers like Lokayukta," Leader of Opposition in the assembly, Shaktisinh Gohil, said.
"By appointing this commission Modi has proved that he fears Lokayukta," Gohil said.
"Modi and his ministers are involved in corruption, and that is the precise reason for Modi's not appointing Lokayukta for the last seven and half years," he alleged.
These are the charges to be investigated by proposed commission:
– Allotment of land at negligible cost to industries in Gandhinagar.
– Rs. 33K crore concessions to Tata Nano car project.
– Allotment of Mundra port and Mundra SEZ land to Adani.
– Allotment of Navsari Agricultural University’s prime land to M/s Chhatrala group of hotels without public auction.
– Approval of construction and illegal allotment of forest land and coastal regulation zone to Essar group.
– A large land in Kutch allegedly allotted to BJP leader Shri Venkaiyah Naidu for salt chemicals company in border area of Kutch.
– Allotment of land at prime location on Ahmedabad’s Sarkhej-Gandhinagar highway to Bharat Hotels ltd.
– Land allotments to various industries and industrialists to establish industrial units near major cities.
– Allotment of land at prime location to L&T company near Surat’s Hazira without auction.
– Cattle feed scam.
– Nutrition fortified blended food scam in Anganwadis.
– Gujarat State Petroleum related charges.
– Charges related to use of Luxury jet, aircraft and chopper belonging to industrial houses by the Chief Minister.
– Charges of corruption in Sujalam Sufalam water distribution project.
– Charges of direct involvement of state Revenue minister’s office and Chief Minister’s office leaving all laws aside in purchase and sale of Kutch district’s 36.25 acre agricultural land to Mumbai based Indigold refinery.
Justice Shah, who will head the Commission, served as Supreme Court judge from 1998 to 2003. Earlier, he was Chief Justice of Bombay High Court and had also served at Gujarat High court, the government release here said.
Meanwhile, the Congress today announced that it will hold a state-wide dharna against the Modi government's decision not to appoint a Lokayukta.
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