On last day in office, Goa Lokayukta starts proceedings against BJP MLA

Goa Lokayukta Justice (Retd) Prafulla Kumar Misra. (Supply: Twitter)

ON his closing day in place of job, Goa Lokayukta, Justice P Okay Misra, on Thursday initiated complaints in opposition to ruling BJP legislator Pandurang Madkaikar in a disproportionate property case, and in addition pulled up the state executive and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officers for dereliction of responsibility.

On Wednesday, Justice Misra had initiated continuing in keeping with any other grievance and had pulled up the Labour Division and directed ACB to report an FIR in opposition to individuals who allegedly siphoned off cash from the Development and Different Development Staff (BOCW) Welfare Fund.

He requested the CBI to intrude if initial probe discovered “conceivable involvement” of any flesh presser.

On Thursday, Justice Misra initiated complaints on a grievance by way of recommend Aires Rodriques, alleging that the BJP MLA had had an enormous development – “valued round Rs 200 crore” – built below his actual property industry, Nikitasha Realtors Non-public Restricted, whilst his source of revenue used to be proven at not up to Rs 1.five lakh within the election affidavit.

The grievance used to be filed in 2018, when Madkaikar used to be a minister within the Manohar Parrikar-led executive.

Madkaikar had denied the allegations and said in his respond to the Lokayukta that the development involved used to be built by way of Nikitasha Realtors, “which is a separate non-public corporate” with actual property industry. “Madkaikar, being MD of such corporate, used to be best allowed to stick in such development,” the answer said.

Justice Misra famous that Parrikar had then recommended that because the complainant had approached the Lokayukta, the ACB didn’t want to pursue the topic, thus warding off any longer probe.

In his order, Lokayukta Misra wrote, “It’s glaring that ACB and the then Leader Minister have shirked and shied clear of their accountability by way of no longer registering FIR and carrying out any investigation at the pretext that the topic used to be pending earlier than the Lokayukta….. There is not any doubt Respondent No three [Madkaikar] belongs to the ruling celebration and the ACB might change into slow in its investigation.”

He steered that the complainant may just method related government for a CBI probe if the investigation isn’t finished correctly.

The Lokayukta has additionally initiated suo motu complaints in opposition to the then Superintendent of Police, ACB, for “dereliction of responsibility”.

In any other order on Wednesday, Justice Misra got here down closely on politicians, ordering an FIR to be registered by way of the state ACB “in opposition to unknown individuals for conspiracy to siphon out finances of Goa BOCW Welfare Price range to individuals of the general public as a way to distribute largesse…”

The ACB will now probe each instances, and any gaps in probe will permit the complainants to method the CBI, the Lokayukta’s order mentioned.

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