Rajasthan: Big action by ED in Jal Jeevan Mission scam, ED raids the premises of former minister Mahesh Joshi

Jal Jeevan Mission Case: In its investigation into suspected money laundering connected to irregularities in the “Jal Jeevan Mission,” the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday searched 6 locations associated with former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi and a few others. ED raids are going on in many areas including Jaipur and Banswara.

The ED team had already conducted 25 raids in Rajasthan about the Jal Jeevan Mission corruption case. which also had IAS Subodh Aggarwal’s locations. The federal agency carried out at least two sets of raids about instances involving the central government program last year.

According to official sources, searches are being conducted by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) at the locations connected to Joshi, a former minister of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department.

The inquiry revealed that the contractors had participated in obtaining contracts for Jal Jeevan Mission works by paying “bribes” to senior PHE department officials and using purportedly “fake” work completion certificates from Indian Railway Construction International Limited (IRCON).

Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena was arrested by the police in Jaipur, he was sitting on dharna against corruption

Jaipur News: Kirodi Lal Meena, a BJP member of parliament who is protesting alleged rigging and corruption at Rajasthan’s Jal Jeevan Mission, has been held by police. They were taken to the Chaksu police station by the police after being picked up from the dharna. Supporters shouted epithets critical of the Ashok Gehlot administration.

Outside the Jaipur police station in Ashok Nagar, Kirori Lal was ensconced in a dharna. The BJP MP claims that he is being arrested rather than filing an FIR. The opposition’s voice is being silenced. The Gehlot administration is sapping democracy.

Let us inform you that Kirodi Lal Meena allegedly demanded the filing of an FIR over the scam at Jal Jeevan Mission while protesting on a dharna. MP Meena visited the Ashok Nagar police station on Tuesday to open a case. However, despite his police station complaint, no FIR was filed. MP Meena and his supporters staged a dharna outside the police station in protest of him.

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