In Chhattisgarh minister TS Singh Deo’s letter announcing his resignation from the portfolio of Panchayat and Rural Development Department, not a single house was built for the homeless under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana despite repeated requests by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel The funds were not allocated.
While the letter was in the media on Saturday, Baghel said on Sunday that he was yet to receive it and came to know about the latter’s move through the media.
The development comes a year before the assembly elections in the Congress-ruled state.
Singh Deo, however, will continue to be the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, Twenty Point Implementation and Commercial Tax (GST) departments.
Letter
one in four page resignation letter Addressing the chief minister, accessed by News18, Singh Deo said he was unable to meet the department’s goals as per the Jan Ghoshna Patra (Election Manifesto) approach given the “current scenario” citing various reasons. .
“Despite my repeated requests, funds under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana were not allocated, as a result of which houses for 8 lakh people could not be built. Providing houses to the homeless poor was a major promise in the election manifesto. But in the present government, not a single house was built for the homeless and the progress of the scheme was nil,” he said in the letter.
He also claimed that the draft rules of Panchayat Extension, prepared by his department under the Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act and sent to a committee, were changed without taking him into confidence.
“A committee of secretaries under the chairmanship of the chief secretary was constituted against the standard protocol for giving final approval to the works under the Mukhya Mantri Samagra Gramin Vikas Yojna. The power to approve the works of any department rests with the minister concerned,” he said.
“I had objected to the formation of this committee, but in vain, due to which development works worth more than Rs 500 crore could not be implemented,” he said.
“As part of a conspiracy, employment assistants under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) were made to strike, in which the role of the Assistant Project Officer (Contract) was clearly visible. A committee was formed by you (Bhupesh Baghel) to meet the demands of the protesting MGNREGA workers, even after this the strike was not called off, affecting the salary payment of about Rs 1,250 crore, which will support the rural economy. could,” he said.
Singh Deo further said that he was “not in favor of reappointment of Assistant Project Officers (Contractual) under MGNREGA”.
“I have resigned from the Panchayat and Rural Development Department,” the letter said.
rivalry
Singh Deo represents the Ambikapur seat of the Surguja region.
The sudden development is seen as the bitter result of an old political rivalry between Baghel and Singh Deo, who were seeking the chief minister’s post under an alleged power-sharing pact.
I haven’t received the letter, will see it when I get it: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on TS Singh Deo’s resignation letter as Panchayati Raj minister pic.twitter.com/IHxFqjUvAd
– ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) 17 July 2022
Asked about the developments, Baghel told reporters, “I have not spoken to him (Singh Deo). I tried calling him last night, but could not get through to him.
Meanwhile, Alla India Congress Committee’s Chhattisgarh in-charge PL Punia, who is on a visit to the state capital Raipur from July 15, said, “Whatever decision will be taken, you (media) will be informed about it. I have discussed this issue with Singh Deo, CM and KC Venugopal ji and a necessary decision will be taken.
The Congress has called a meeting of the state legislature party at 7 pm on Sunday which will be held at the chief minister’s official residence.
with agency input
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