Raj Minister Meena engaged in two-pronged political conflict with Congress & state ACB
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Jaipur, Jun 24 : Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Dr Kirodi Lal Meena was engaged in a two-pronged conflict simultaneously with the rival Congress state president, Govind Singh Dotasra and the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of his own state government.
Minister Meena, known for his approach akin to a social crusader, on Tuesday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma demanding lodging of an FIR against Dotasra and his close relative Ramesh Poonia for submitting "fake" non creamy layer OBC certificates for their wards for selection in the state services.
Dr Meena said that Dotasra's son, besides other kin, were selected in the RAS and allied services examination allegedly by favouritism and nepotism.
Dotasra on Wednesday refuted the charges saying "The Minister is free to get the matter probed by an agency of his government's choice, but, he should be ready to resign, in case, the probe negates the allegation."
He said that certificates of non creamy layer OBC class, submitted by them were in order and valid.
The Minister Meena a couple of days back had also stormed into the ACB headquarters here for asserting his own innocence in a case of recovery of Rs. 2.44 crore from the house of a State Seeds Corporation Director and from the possession of his four associates about a fortnight back.
Dotasra and other Congress leaders had presented it as a "seed and fertilizers scam" and alleged that the accused in this case are persons close to the Minister.
Dotasra alleged that this was the bribe money extorted by director Jugal Kishore Bishnoi and his associates from different firms and companies.
The Congress leader sought clarification from Dr Meena, on the seizure of cash. He asserted "Bishnoi is known to the minister who had recommended him to the state government for nomination as Director in the state Seeds Corporation.
"Therefore, the Minister should make clear his position on his connection with Bishnoi, his gang and also on their activities."
Meanwhile, the ACB has reportedly made some mention about the suspicious role of a director and a minister in the case.
This enraged Meena, and he drove to the ACB headquarters to convey his discontentment over allegations/comments made against him.
The Minister had held, "If I am guilty, arrest me or make due clarifications giving me a clean chit".
The verbal duel between Minister Meena and Congress leader Dotasra has intermittently been witnessed in the state for almost five years since the previous Congress regime in which the latter was the Education Minister.
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