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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Now, Kejriwal accuses Khurshid of scam

Now, Kejriwal accuses Khurshid of scam

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published Published on Oct 11, 2012   modified Modified on Oct 11, 2012
-The Times of India

After Robert Vadra, it now seems to be the turn of his vociferous defender — Union law minister Salman Khurshid — to be in activist Arvind Kejriwal's crosshairs.

Kejriwal on Wednesday demanded Khurshid's resignation following allegations of financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 71 lakh by a trust run for the welfare of the physically challenged. A TV channel had alleged that Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, headed by Khurshid and managed by his wife Louise Khurshid, had embezzled Rs 71 lakh of government funds meant for the disabled by forging signatures of officials.

Louise denied any wrongdoing, dismissing the report as false and malicious. In a statement, she described as baseless the charge that signatures and stamp of certain officials were forged.

However, Kejriwal has already upped the ante, announcing a gherao of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's residence on Friday accompanied by disabled persons to press home his demand for the minister's resignation and his wife's arrest. India Against Corruption (IAC) activists have asked Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav to ensure that a FIR is lodged and investigation conducted in the reported scam.

In a statement, IAC said delay in lodging an FIR would lead to suspicion that Samajwadi Party and UPA were "hand-in-glove'' with each other.

The TV channel alleged that that the Union ministry for social welfare and empowerment had granted Rs 71.50 lakh to the trust to distribute tricycles and hearing aids to the disabled in 17 districts of UP. As per rules, the trust should have informed the district magistrate before distributing the help among the disabled. Under rules, the list of beneficiaries is to be drawn up by the district welfare officer and the help distributed in the presence of government officials.

However, the trust, the report alleged, distributed the equipment by forging signatures of district welfare officers, and the camps were never held. The TV report also said the government may have known about this "scam" but no inquiry was sought. The ministry had asked the UP government to probe the activities of the trust.

The irregularities came to light after the UP government asked the district magistrates and welfare officers of those 17 districts to submit a report in this regard.

The Times of India, 11 October, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Now-Kejriwal-accuses-Khurshid-of-scam/articleshow/16759371.cms


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