Tajasthan Government has sent a report to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the _850 crore Jaipur
land scam in which name of Gujarat Governor Kamla Devi figures prominently. The State Governmentreport has confirmed charges of gross irregularity in the functioning of the Kissan Samuhik Krishi Sahkari Samiti Limited (KSKSSL). Kamla Devi is an executive committee member of the Samiti. Following uproar in the
Rajya Sabha and demand by the BJP for recall of the Governor, the Congress leadership sought a factual report on the controversy from Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Sources said that till late on May 19 evening officials of Chief Minister’s secrehe Rtariat held detailed deliberations with Department of Urban development
And R e g i s t r a r , Cooperative, on the issue. The report sent by Gehlot to Sonia Gandhi incorporates
inputs provided by the Secretary of the department of Urban Development and Additional Registrar (cooperative societies), Jaipur. After the Chief Minister’s office sought an update on the controversy from the UrbanDevelopment department, the latter called for a report from the Additional Registrar, cooperative
societies. The Additional Registrar provided a four-page report that tracked the history of the Samiti,
its functioning and charges of irregularities against it. The Additional Registrar has pointed out that on receipt of charges of grave irregularities against the Samiti in 2000, a probe was initiated under Section 1965 of the Cooperative Act. The probe could not make any progress for several years because the Samiti office bearers did not provide required documents and files to the inquiry official. The Additional Registrar has said that the probe was completed in 2009, when the then Registrar Cooperative societies, Mukesh Sharma, submitted his findings and directiveon July 2, 2009. The probe confirmed a series of irregularities against the Samiti, and recommended its dissolution. But then Minister of cooperative Prasadi Lal Meena stayed the action against the Samiti. In addition, the Additional Registrar also referred to the way the Samiti surrendered its entire land to the JDA and its members asked for developed residential and commercial land as compensation.
This was against the by-law of the committee, which was formed for joint farming alone. Based on this report, the
Secretary of the Urban Development department, forwarded a one-page note to the Chief Minister’s Office on May 19. This report also confirmed that the Samiti sought developed and commercial land for the agriculture land surrendered by it. The report also pointed out Kamla Devi was incorporated as its executive committee member on May 22, 2011 against the provisions ofthe Cooperative societies Act.The secretary, Urban
Development department also touched upon the bizarre claim by the Samiti that its members contributed 41,000-man days physical labour in 58 years. The final one-page letter sent by Gehlot to Sonia Gandhiincorporate the findings
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