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3 senior officials, including Haridwar DM, suspended in Nagar Nigam land scam
The Uttarakhand government has suspended three senior officials, including former MNA Varun Chaudhari, DM Karmendra Singh, and SDM Ajai Veer Singh, for their involvement in a land scam within the Haridwar Nagar Nigam.
HARIDWAR: The state govt, in a clear message that it practices the policy of zero tolerance towards corruption, has suspended three of its senior officials found involved in the Haridwar Nagar Nigam land scam.
These include Haridwar Nagar Nigam's former MNA Varun Chaudhari, DM Karmendra Singh, and SDM Ajai Veer Singh.
It may be recalled that CM
Pushkar Singh Dhami
, while ordering an intensive inquiry into the scam, said that "stringent action will be taken against officials or employees found guilty."
He directed Secretary Peya Jal Ran Vir Singh Chauhan to conduct a detailed and impartial inquiry into the matter and submit an early report. The report was submitted to the govt a couple of days ago.
The inquiry was ordered following a complaint of corruption received from Haridwar Mayor Kiran Jaissal against Chaudhari in the purchase of 35 bighas of land adjoining the dumping ground near Sarai village for Rs.53 crore.
The complaint stated that the actual price of the land was much less than the price paid at the circle rate.
