Araga Jnanendra says, fair, honest & transparent investigation done by CID in the scam
AMN / Bengaluru
Ruling out demand for his resignation, Karnataka Home minister Araga Jnanendra today said that fair, honest and transparent investigation is done by the CID to apprehend the culprits behind the Police Sub Inspector recruitment scam.
Addressing media persons in Bengaluru today, he alleged that the Congress is making false allegations against the Government only to gain political mileage.
Home Minister said that the scams happened when Congress was in power and no action was taken. He charged that the Congress did not take action then and the present government has ordered CID enquiry in the scam. The ADGP rank police officer Amrit Paul who was heading the recruitment division was suspended yesterday and the chargesheet filed. The CID has so far arrested around 60 persons, including the topper of the PSI exam. The exam results were cancelled in April this year after the Government admitted that there is strong evidence to believe that the examination was rigged. Over 54,200 candidates had appeared for the examination.
Following the arrest of senior IPS officer and former chief of police recruitment, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Amrit Paul, in connection with the police sub-inspector recruitment scam, the opposition Congress leader has demanded the resignation of Home Minister Araga Jnanendra.
Targeting the Home Minister, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah said only officials cannot be blamed for the scam and the minster should also be held responsible. For the first time, an ADGP-rank officer has been arrested in a scam and many ministers will be in jail if the PSI scam is investigated thoroughly, the Congress leader said.
In a series of tweets, Leader of Opposition Siddaramiah stated that more skeletons will tumble out of the closet, and the arrest of Paul is a classic precursor to this. “What will CM Basavaraj Bommai and Home Minister Araga Jnanendra say about this now? They went all out to deny any scam, but now there is clear indication of one,” he said. Further Siddaramiah said that it is not enough if only officers are blamed for the scam. “Even Home Minister Araga Jnanendra is equally responsible for this. CM Bommai should first sack Araga Jnanendra from the cabinet,” he demanded.
Hitting out at the BJP government, KPCC president D K Shivakumar said corruption has reached to the top in this government. “Earlier, the Home Minister openly said that there is no scam in the PSI recruitment. He has misled the investigation. It’s not just PSI recruitment, there is scam in many other departments. The government has arrested the middleman, but what about the main culprit?’’ he asked and demanded the resignation of the Home Minister.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded that the CM, who was the Home Minister then, should be sacked for fair investigation. In a tweet, he said, ‘’BJP’s brazen corruption & Sale of Jobs destroyed the dreams of thousands of youth in Karnataka. Why hasn’t the PM taken ANY ACTION? Is this the BJP govt’s “Sab Khaenge, Sabko Khilaenge” moment?’’