CM orders probe into multi-crore scam

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday ordered an inquiry into the alleged multi crore scandal involving gross mismanagement and misuse of public money with no accountability to the government in the four special purpose vehicles namely Council for Citrus and Agri Juicing in Punjab,Council for Value Added Horticulture in Punjab,Organic Farming Council of Punjab and Viticulture Council of Punjab.

Badal today directed the Chief Secretary S C Aggrawal to conduct an inquiry into the matter to fix responsibility of the officials involved in the alleged scam.

Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the Chief Minister’s office said Badal had asked the Chief Secretary to submit the enquiry report within a month to ascertain the factual position in order to get bottom of the scam.