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POINT OUT facilities, rehabilitation, poor sanitation and insensitivity of the district administration and state government to growing opposition jibes, the Yadav senior (Mulayam Singh) and junior appear to be cornered. Confusion is so confounded that after denying irregularities at the riot-camps, the state is now clueless. The issue has remained alive all through with a senior officer, Anil Gupta, Principal Secretary (Home), while refuting deaths of children due to cold wave at the relief camps suggested that “no one can die of cold.” The statement of Gupta drew flak from the opposition political parties and the NGOs in the state and even before the brouhaha over it could stop came reports that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists tried to recruit men from riot-hit families. The reports have been attributed to two Muslim clerics, who were arrested by the Delhi Police. Amidst the controversy, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, too did his bit by accusing people living in the riot camps as agents of the Congress party. His comments sparked off unsavory duel with the Congress. The handling of the Muzaffarnagar riots and subsequent situation has also led to unease among the Samajwadi Party. Maulana Tauqir Raza, an adviser to the UP Handloom Corporation, who has been accorded the status of a minister of state has questioned Mulayam asking for an inquiry why he failed to visit Muzaffarnagar during or after the riots. Similarly, the Darul Uloom, Deoband has termed Mulayam a friend of the Rashtriya Swayemsevak Sangh (RSS). The annual Saifai Mahotsav organized by the chief minister in his backyard, too has come under flak for the festivities and expenditure incurred on it while riot victims were suffering. Amidst reports of Bollywood stars making a beeline at the fortnight long festival, Chief Minister The annual Saifai Mahotsav organized by the chief minister in his backyard, too has come under flak for the festivities and expenditure incurred on it while riot victims were suffering Akhilesh Yadav lashed on to the media for giving negative publicity to the government. “Saifai Mahotsav has been organized to boost tourism, infrastructure and invite investments to the backward area. We have been holding the festival for the past several years, whether we were in power or not,” he said. “Local people in and around Saifai have been waiting for this event for the last one year. They have prepared for it,” he added. Like the Saifai festival, a junket of legislators including minister Azam Khan to Europe claimed as a ‘study tour’ also led to a furore. So much so, that the visiting team had to cut short its visit and return home. An angry Azam on his return paraded some of the MLAs who travelled with him and tried to defend the junket. But the junket too has been linked with the sufferings of the riot-hit. An angry Khan alleged that “by linking the tour with the plight of Muzaffarnagar riots victims, a section of the media was playing up to the fascist forces.” With general elections to the Lok Sabha just few months away, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav wants the camps to be wound up, as swiftly as he started them. 10 <strong>FEBRUARY</strong> <strong>2014</strong>
INTERVIEW VINOD RAI » FORMER CAG TRANSPARENCY CAN LIMIT CORRUPTION Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, Vinod Rai needs no introduction. A retired IAS officer of Kerala cadre, Rai is known as one of the few bureaucrats who stood up and red-flagged corruption and misappropriation. As a young officer, he was the one who laid the foundations for development of Thrissur district in Kerala that earned him the title of sakthan thambran (powerful ruler) when he was posted as district collector. As the CAG, Rai was instrumental in unearthing some of the biggest scams in the history of India perpetuated by government agencies – like the Commonwealth Games scam and the 2G spectrum allocation scam – through his audits. These issues continue to embarrass the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government and its ministers. Though Rai retired from service in March 2013, he is leading an active life as chairman of the United Nations Panel of External Auditors and member of the Governing Board of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI). He spoke candidly to Dr. Shiv Kumar Rai about his life, work and dreams. Some excerpts: 11
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