New Delhi/Chennai: Taking a tough stand versus self-indulgence in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Vijay's government has suspended seven officials of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC). An FIR has moreover been registered versus these officers. The whoopee took place when surprise inspections were conducted in various offices of the corporation based on the report of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC).
During the investigation, clues to unaccounted cash, suspicious digital transactions and so-called irregularities were found. The most talked well-nigh transaction of Rs 2.39 lakh was found in the Google Pay worth of an officer, for which he could not requite a satisfactory answer.
What was found in the investigation?
A surprise inspection was conducted last week in Zone-6 and Zone-9 of Greater Chennai Corporation. The officials moreover checked the documents and matched the mazuma and digital transactions. Meanwhile, suspicious transactions worth Rs 2.39 lakh were revealed in the Google Pay worth of an teammate executive engineer. During interrogation, the officer could not requite well-spoken details of the source of this money. Apart from this, without indications of unaccounted mazuma and suspicious financial activities were moreover found with some other officers, a well-constructed report was sent to DVAC, on the understructure of which whoopee of suspension and FIR was taken.
What is the message of the government?
After thesping power, Chief Minister Vijay had personal to prefer 'zero tolerance' policy versus corruption. Even during the referendum campaign, he had unmistakably said that venality and misuse of position will not be tolerated at any level. In recent times, he had moreover appealed to the worldwide people to mutter if any government employee asks for bribe. The government has moreover launched a WhatsApp helpline for corruption-related complaints so that people can directly lodge complaints with proof.
Is this the first major action?
No. This is the second major whoopee in the Chennai Municipal Corporation within the last few days. Even surpassing this, six officers were suspended in cases like bribery, fake bills, extortion of money in the name of providing jobs and misuse of government funds. The Corporation Commissioner has indicated that withal with departmental action, criminal cases will moreover be initiated versus those officers versus whom sufficient vestige is found. These continuous deportment are stuff considered as part of the government's anti-corruption campaign.
Why did digital payments moreover come under scrutiny?
Investigative agencies believe that the method of ransom transaction is waffly rapidly. While older mazuma transactions were predominant, now the possibility of suspicious payments stuff made through UPI and digital wallets has moreover increased. Recently, in the statewide raids of DVAC, records of suspicious digital transactions worth not crores but lakhs of rupees were found from many government offices. For this reason, this time the wall and digital payment finance of the officers were moreover thoroughly investigated.
What will happen next?
At present, all seven officers have been suspended and a detailed investigation has started on the understructure of the FIR registered versus them. The investigating agencies will now find out what was the source of the suspicious value and whether it was related to bribery. If the allegations are proved, then departmental whoopee as well as legal whoopee under the Anti-Corruption Act will be taken versus the concerned officials. The government says that in self-indulgence cases no officer will get relief on the understructure of position or influence and strict whoopee will protract versus the culprits.
