Lalli Majithia exposes Rs. 915 cr coop sugar mills power scam
Author(s): City Air NewsDemands SIT probe under retired High Court Judge Chandigarh, June 17, 2017: Punjab Congress leader Sukhjinder Raj Singh (Lalli) Majithia on Saturday exposed a Rs.915 crore alleged scam in allocation of power tenders...
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Jun 17, 2017 09:30
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Demands SIT probe under retired High Court Judge
Chandigarh, June 17, 2017: Punjab Congress leader Sukhjinder Raj Singh (Lalli) Majithia on Saturday exposed a Rs.915 crore alleged scam in allocation of power tenders related to eight of the nine sugar mills in Punjab.
Talking to mediapersons here, Lalli alleged gross irregularities and nepotism in allocation of tenders for upgradation, modernization and installation of co-generation in the eight mills, resulting in huge losses to the state exchequer and rendering the Co-operative Sugar mills (CSMs) across the state incapable of being self- sustaining.
The total estimated loss from 2010-11 - the year in which these projects should have been operational - till now is Rs.915 Crores, which is mounting by the day and would continue to increase till the time co-generation plants are put up and made functional, said Lalli, demanding a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to be set up to probe the multi-crore scam and bring the guilty to book.
