National

UP CM Yogi Adityanath suspends district magistrates of Fatehpur, Gonda

Lucknow: Taking note of alleged irregularities in wheat purchase and distribution of food grains, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today suspended the district magistrates of Fatehpur and Gonda.

“DM Fatehpur Prashant Kumar and DM Gonda JB Singh have been suspended by the chief minister after he took serious note of irregularities,” an official spokesman said here.

“In Fatehpur, irregularities were found in wheat purchase. Fixing responsibility at senior level, the chief minister has ordered suspension of the DM. On May 31, during an inspection by the food department, no wheat purchase was found from May 13 till date and there was no reason mentioned for it,” he said.

Lodging of FIRs was ordered by the Food Commissioner yesterday against a number of officials of the department in Fatehpur for not distributing token to farmers for wheat purchase and affecting the process.

In Gonda, irregularities were found in distribution of food grains and the DM’s supervision and control was found to be lax, due to which he was suspended, the spokesman said.

Besides the DM, district supply officer Rajiv Kumar and district food marketing officer Ajay Vikram Singh have also been suspended and orders have been issued to register FIR in the entire matter, the spokesman added.

Dear Readers,
As an independent media platform, we do not take advertisements from governments and corporate houses. It is you, our readers, who have supported us on our journey to do honest and unbiased journalism. Please contribute, so that we can continue to do the same in future.
Some error occurred

Related posts

National Politics

“Opposition Busy In Buying And Selling Leaders”, Says Jharkhand Congress Working President

ANI
jharkhand congress working president

Ranchi: Amid the ongoing political turbulence in Jharkhand over Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s possible disqualification as an MLA, Jharkhand Congress working president Bandhu Tirkey on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata party and said that the opposition was engaged in buying and selling leaders.

He outlined the primary reasons for the current scenario and alleged that the BJP’s been trying to pollute the state politics in Jharkhand. “This is a plot against the Soren-led government. All Adivasi leaders that were chosen were pulled. BJP is a party of businessmen. They buy and sell leaders. This the people should understand. BJP is trying to pollute Jharkhand politics,” Congress working president Bandhu Tirkey told ANI.

He further clarified that only the chief minister and CLP leaders would take the decision regarding the shifting of MLAs.

“The situation is not like that right now. Such decisions will be taken by the CM, the CLP leader. What can I say?”

Clearing the buzz around the ECI report, he stressed that the BJP was leaking information from an already closed envelope.

“ECI report is a closed envelope… however it’s already being leaked …just like some sort of exam papers being leaked, whoever leaks the paper there should be criminal proceedings on the culprit. Just see how they are leaking and polluting,” he added.

He also claimed that the opposition has been engaged in hurting the political alliance.

“UP and Nagpur influence in BJP is trying to pressurise us. We will definitely keep the alliance intact. There’s a lot going on,” he said.

Earlier on Friday, Tirkey said that the top party leadership has instructed him to support whatever decision alliance partner JMM takes following reports that Chief Minister Hemant Soren could be disqualified as an MLA.

His statements came after the meeting called by CM Soren.

Hemant Soren had called a meeting of UPA coalition MLAs at his residence in Ranchi on Friday.
The principal opposition party in Jharkhand is BJP with 25 MLAs. Soren has alleged that the EC report was “drafted” by the BJP to topple the Jharkhand government.

“It seems that BJP leaders including a BJP MP and his puppet journalists have themselves drafted the ECI report, which is otherwise a sealed cover report. This blatant misuse of constitutional authorities and public agencies and its complete takeover by BJP HQ in Deendayal Upadhyay Marg in this shameful manner is unseen in Indian Democracy,” the Jharkhand CM had said in a statement.

 

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

Related posts

News Hub