JS body finalises Sircar graft report
July 5, 2009
The all-party parliamentary probe committee today finalised its report on corruptions by former speaker Jamiruddin Sircar, his deputy Akhtar Hamid Siddiqui and former chief whip Khandaker Delwar Hossain.
“We have got documented evidences of corruptions, irregularities and misappropriation of money against the trio,” Chief of the committee Fazle Rabbi Mia told reporters after its meeting at parliament building.
He said they have prepared the final report based on the findings of investigations carried out by three sub-committees.
The Jatiya Sangsad body formed to investigate alleged widespread corruptions by the former speaker finalised its report today.
After a meeting of the probe body, Chief of the committee advocate Fazle Rabbi Mia told reporters that they have prepared the final report based on the findings of investigations carried out by three sub-committees.
They hoped that the report will be placed before the House in a day or two.
They also called on Speaker Abdul Hamid today to discuss placing the report before the House.
The probe body chief also told the newsmen that the report would be a milestone for the nation as well as for the sub-continent so nobody can commit corruption and immoral activities while in a higher position of a state.
“We have made recommendations in the report in light with constitutions of different countries including India, England and Canada,” he said.
The committee has recommended formulating new law if its recommendations could not be implemented under the existing laws.
Earlier on July 1, the parliamentary probe committee decided to submit its report to the House on corruption by the trio on July 7.
Earlier, a sub-committee was formed by the all-party parliamentary probe committee to probe anomalies in drawing medical allowances by MPs.
The sub-committee after investigation recommended that the all-party committee ask the House to scrap Sircar’s membership on grounds of “moral turpitude” and file criminal cases against Akhtar and Delwar.
Former speaker Sircar drew medical allowance of Tk 27.86 lakh, Delwar Tk 6 lakh and Akhtar Tk 1.21 lakh “defying” the special medical attendance rules during the tenure of the last parliament.
Formed by the all-party parliamentary probe committee, another sub-committee found evidence and proofs of the trio’s taking additional fuel bills illegally. Sircar took Tk 60 lakh, Delwar Tk 40 lakh and Akhtar Tk 36 lakh as fuel allowances, in addition to what they are entitled to, the sub-committee said and asked for the money to be refunded.
Besides, another sub-committee in its investigation found that the former speaker wasted a good amount of public money by appointing 42 staffs for parliamentary standing committees and gave them salaries for eight months even though parliament was non-existent in that period.
A few more allegations of financial anomalies were raised against Sircar, and Delwar.
Source: thedailystar.net
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