GVL demands high-level probe into PD accounts row
The Hindu
‘CAG report has pointed out that ₹41,000 crore was spent without transparency’
BJP MP G.V.L. Narasimha Rao on Tuesday demanded a high-level inquiry into allegations of the Personal Deposit (PD) accounts which, he said, ‘are being indiscriminately operated in violation of financial regulations’. In a letter addressed to the Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan, the MP requested him to direct the State government for a special audit of PD accounts under the supervision of the Comptroller and Audit General (CAG), in addition to an independent investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He said the CAG, in its latest report, had said that the State government had deposited huge sums of money in Personal Deposit (PD) Accounts and spent ₹41,000 crore sans transparency and was indulging in malpractice.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.