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ED Searches Punjab Offices Over Alleged GMADA Money-Laundering Scams
The Enforcement Directorate searched several places in Punjab, Delhi and Chandigarh.
It is investigating possible scams connected to the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority.
The investigation also includes possible money laundering.
Officials are looking at GMADA auctions and fees that builders and developers allegedly did not pay.
The searches included a GMADA office and the office of a senior housing department official.
The case is linked to FIRs filed by investigative agencies.
Punjab BJP leader Kewal Singh Dhillon said the allegations show that corruption is widespread in the state government.
The article does not report a response from the Aam Aadmi Party government to these accusations.
The Enforcement Directorate searched locations in Delhi, Chandigarh, Mohali and Ludhiana over alleged GMADA scams and related money laundering.
Searches included the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority office and the office of Principal Secretary Vikas Garg.
Investigators are examining alleged irregularities in GMADA auctions and waivers of External Development Charges and interest owed by developers.
The searches followed FIRs registered by investigative agencies, according to the Enforcement Directorate.
Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of widespread corruption, citing allegations involving GMADA and other state institutions.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate, GMADA officials, Punjab Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Vikas Garg, and Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon.
- What
- The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches over alleged GMADA scams and related money laundering.
- Where
- Delhi, Chandigarh, Mohali and Ludhiana, including GMADA offices.
- When
- The searches were conducted on Tuesday; Dhillon’s criticism was made last month.
- Why
- To seek evidence concerning alleged irregularities in GMADA auctions, fee waivers and related money laundering.
Key facts
- Investigating agency
- Enforcement Directorate
- Authority involved
- Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA)
- Locations searched
- Delhi, Chandigarh, Mohali and Ludhiana
- Specific issues under examination
- GMADA auctions, External Development Charges waivers and interest waivers
- People linked to searched offices
- Vikas Garg, Principal Secretary of Punjab’s Housing and Urban Development Department
- Legal basis mentioned
- FIRs registered by investigative agencies
- Political criticism
- Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of corruption
Quotes
Kewal Singh Dhillon
Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party president
“The admission by the AAP MP regarding bribery and the exploitation of the system by the bureaucracy in GMADA is clear evidence that the Mann government is completely steeped in corrupt functioning.”
thehansindia.com
“This corruption and loot have broken the backs of common people, traders and the poor in the state.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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