Government suppressing facts of liquor scam: Selja

Chandigarh, August 1

Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee president Kumari Selja on Saturday alleged that the BJP-JJP government has been actively complicit in the game of suppressing the facts of the liquor scam that took place in the state during lockdown. It seems clear from the investigation report submitted by the Special Enquiry Team that an attempt was being made to save big names involved in the scam. She said the investigation of the liquor scam should be conducted under the supervision of the sitting Judge of the High Court.

In a statement issued here, Selja said all records of corruption were being broken by this government. “The number of scams taking place in this government was increasing day-by-day. The people hoped that they would get some relief amid the Covid epidemic, but, in the midst of the epidemic, the state was being looted cruelly,” she said.

Selja said as a part of the conspiracy to cover the liquor scam, the Special Enquiry Team (SET) was formed by rejecting the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the scam by the government whereas the SIT could have conducted in depth investigation of the scam. — TNS