The Uttar Pradesh Congress has accused the Yogi Adityanath government of orchestrating another scam in the distribution of cash compensation to the families of those who died in the Kumbh stampede on Mauni Amavasya (January 29) this year.
Alleging a scam worth thousands of crores in the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ and ‘Nal Jal Yojana’ in Madhya Pradesh, opposition Congress MLAs on Thursday staged a demonstration in the state assembly, holding tap faucets and placards.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Thursday accused the AAP government of an alleged fraud related to the shelter homes in the national capital, claiming that the ruling dispensation deprived the helpless of their rights in the city.
Despite this legal relief, the accused, Sumi Bora, remains incarcerated at Guwahati Central Jail as she faces charges in two additional cases registered by Assam Police in Duliajan and Borboruah police stations.
“This will be a litmus test for the BJP leadership in Delhi…” the BRS working president wrote in his complaint to Union Minister for Urban Development Manoharlal Khattar.
According to ACB officials, as many as 22 people, including some employees and functionaries of contractor firms are named as accused in the FIR lodged in this connection.
Through the approximately Rs 500 scam, over 30,000 people were defrauded by the app promoted by various social media influencers. However, since July first week, the app withheld the payments of the participants on some pretext or the other, like technical glitches and legal issues among others.
India ranked fifth globally in terms of the number of cryptocurrency-related complaints, with 840 cases reported, according to the report.
The protest was staged outside the IMC premises and one of the main issues was the alleged scam of more than Rs 100 crore payments done through fake bills in the IMC.
The Gauhati High Court on Monday convicted 32 people, including kingpin Rakesh Paul, in connection with a cash-for-job scam.
