‘Choudhary was taking money from each of us every six months’

Singh said, “I was being threatened by Chaudhary stating that MC had intimated to Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) that no sawmill should be operated in the jurisdiction of MC. Ironically, Raipur Khurd village, in which my sawmill is located, does not fall within MC jurisdiction and there is a gram panchyat, which had issued me an NoC for running a sawmill in the village.”

Sources in the department of forest and CPCC said, “Recently, about 38 sawmills were shortlisted, which were operating in the green, orange and red corridors but names of four sawmills, from whose owners bribe was being accepted, were not included in the list of Choudhary. A criminal complaint against all these 38 sawmills was filed in a local court by CPCC.”

The Chandigarh Administration has decided to review all the show-cause notices issued by Choudhary in his independent capacity to different industries. Environment Secretary-cum-Chairman of CPCC Anurag Aggarwal said, “We have decided to review all the show-cause notices and will appoint a new member secretary of CPCC shortly. We are yet to receive a written communication about the arrest of Choudhary from CBI.”

Another bribe case According to a senior UT officer, Choudhary has been facing corruption charges in connection with another bribe case, which was reported when he was posted in Daman & Diu and Dadar & Nagar Haveli. His promotion is also pending due to his alleged involvement in the earlier bribe case. He was transferred to Chandigarh in January 2014.

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