Will probe the wrongdoings of Chief Minister and Ministers, says Surjewala
The Hindu
‘AIADMK a puppet govt. that is an extension of the Modi govt.’
The DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu, once it comes to power, will ensure that a fair probe is held on the allegations of corruption against Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and his Ministers, Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said on Wednesday. At a press conference in Chennai, Mr. Surjewala listed out 10 questions for the AIADMK-led alliance “on the all-pervading mite of corruption that has eaten up the very edifice of governance in Tamil Nadu”. Accusing the AIADMK of being a “puppet government that is just an extension of the Modi government”, he termed the AIADMK as being a mere “Modi toolkit”.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.