ED searches were related to scams in Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme to the tune of Rs.20,000 cr
On Friday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out searches at over two dozen locations in Rajasthan in connection with its probe into the alleged Jal Jeevan Mission, sources said.
The searches were also taking place at the premises of an IAS officer of the Additional Secretary rank.
According to ED sources, multiple teams of the agency are carrying out searches at over 24 locations in the desert state.
BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena had alleged a scam to the tune of Rs.20,000 crore in the Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme in Rajasthan.
The ED had recently also carried out searches at over 11 locations in the state on October 26, including the premises of state Congress unit chief Govind Singh Dotasara and several others in an alleged paper leak case. The ED has also summoned Dotasara’s two sons for questioning in the national capital on November 7 and 8 in connection with the alleged paper leak case.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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