"Ashok Gehlot Wasn't Aware": Rajasthan Minister On Anti-Corruption Order
NDTV
The names of people caught through in corruption cases cannot be made public till they are found guilty in a trial, officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Rajasthan were told in the order, triggering a backlash.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was not aware of a controversial order by the new chief of the state's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and it will have to be taken back, a minister has said after the opposition alleged it showed an attempt to shield the corrupt.
The names of people caught through decoy operations in corruption cases cannot be made public till they are found guilty in a trial, officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Rajasthan were told in the order, triggering a backlash.
"We don't agree with this order. The DG (Director General of the ACB) is answerable to the people's representatives. This is a democracy," Rajasthan minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas told NDTV.
"Ashok Gehlot, I am convinced, was not aware of this order. He is a seasoned politician. He understands the repercussions. They will have to take the order back... The Income Tax department and the Enforcement Directorate also reveal names," he added.
