CMO murders: Rahul targets NRHM fund misuse, party files RTI plea
In a surprise move, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited the family of murdered Lucknow chief medical officer B P Singh and the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) office.
At the office, state Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who accompanied him, filed RTI applications seeking information on implementation of NRHM and the Janani Suraksha Yojna for the last five years.
After submitting the applications, Rahul told mediapersons, “I have come here to file an RTI application with Ritaji. There is gross misappropriation of NRHM funds here, that is why we have asked many questions in our application like where funds are going, how are they are being utilised.”
Rahul assured Singh’s family that he would pursue their demand for a CBI inquiry into the murder.
Singh was shot dead on April 2. His predecessor Vinod Arya was killed in similar manner six months before. Both crimes remain unsolved and there are allegations of involvement of politically influential criminals who control the business of tenders and supplies in the Departments of Health and Family Welfare.
The government had admitted that the investigation had uncovered several instances of financial frauds in implementation of NRHM and that these were linked with the two murders.
Rahul arrived here from his constituency Amethi on the way to Delhi. The visit was a surprise not only for the government and officials, but also for Congressmen.
From the NRHM office, they drove to Singh’s residence in Vikrant Khand in Gomti Nagar and met Singh’s widow Sarla Singh.
While Sarla refused to speak, his brother IP Singh said, “Rahul asked us if we wish for a CBI enquiry. We told him we do but asked him how it would be possible. He told my bhabhi that they will pursue it through court.”
(source:indianexpress.com)
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