Kejriwal asks ministers to prepare list of corrupt officials
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday discussed the issue of compulsory retirement of corrupt officials with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and later directed his cabinet ministers to prepare a list of such officials. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accompanied Kejriwal to the meeting. Kejriwal also discussed this issue in detail with Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev. After the discussions, the chief minister directed all the cabinet ministers to prepare a list of such officials in their respective departments so that they can be made to retire compulsorily. Baijal had earlier written to Dev, asking him to adopt a compulsory retirement policy for tainted officials. The move is in line with the central government’s initiative to retire such officials in a bid to weed out corruption from bureaucracy. Kejriwal said his government has a zero tolerance policy against corruption. (PTI)
FIR against Rajya Sabha MP
Jashpur/Raipur: Chhattisgarh police have lodged an FIR against BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy following a complaint that he allegedly made a false statement against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, police said Sunday. Based on a complaint of Jashpur district Congress president Pawan Agrawal, the First Information Report (FIR) was registered at Patthalgaon police station on Saturday night, Jashpur Superintendent of Police Shankar Lal Baghel told PTI. In his written complaint, Agrawal said Swamy alleged that Rahul Gandhi takes cocaine, and added that the BJP leader has no right and facts to make such a statement. “Swamy himself knows that his statement was false and intentional to insult Rahul Gandhiji. Swamy knows that his statement can encourage enmity between political parties and provoke people. Such a statement can disturb peace among people,” he said in the complaint. (PTI)
Minor reunited with family
Jammu: A five-year-old girl, who is speech impaired, was reunited with her family after she was found alone near a colony here, police said on Sunday. Nitiya, whose parents are from Madhya Pradesh and live here in a rented accommodation at Channi Himat area, was found near main gate of police housing colony on Saturday, they said. Police said Nitiya was unable to speak when asked about her parents, following which she was taken to Channi police station. “The Station House Officer there immediately informed all the district police units about the missing child and started verification of her parents,” the official said. He said the police later found the girl’s parents and handed over her to them after completing formalities. (PTI)
Cop hangs self in Chhattisgarh
Raigarh: A 38-year-old police constable allegedly committed suicide Sunday by hanging himself at his official residence in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district, police said. The constable, Santosh Kerketta, was found hanging from the ceiling of his residential quarters with a rope in Lailunga police station premises at 10 am, said Raigarh Additional Superintendent of Police Abhishek Verma. Kerketta, a native of Tilanga village in neighbouring Jashpur district, was posted in Lailunga police station since the last one year, Verma said. The deceased shared the quarters with his colleagues. “The constable was alone in the quarters when he hanged himself. No suicide note was recovered from the spot,” the officer said. A case has been registered, he said, adding that the cause behind Kerketta taking the extreme step would be known after investigation. (PTI)
