5 officers are underneath probe for consuming samosas ordered for Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
New Delhi:
5 cops face a CID probe, more likely to result in disciplinary motion, after consuming samosas meant for Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
Mr Sukhu clarified on Friday that the probe was into “misbehaviour” of officers however the media is presenting it as an enquiry into the lacking samosas.
Reiterating that it was an inner matter, CID Director Basic Ranjhan Ojha stated in Shimla, “Officers have been having tea within the workplace when somebody requested the place have been the eatables introduced for the operate and we stated, ‘pata karo kya hua‘ (discover out what occurred). Neither have we issued any discover nor have we referred to as for any rationalization. The matter shouldn’t be politicised. We merely requested for clarification as to what occurred, and a written report was submitted. We’ve no intention of taking motion in opposition to anybody.”
What Precisely Occurred?
The investigation report particulars that an Inspector Basic (IG) officer requested a sub-inspector to obtain meals from a 5 star lodge in Shimla’s Lakkar Bazaar for the chief minister’s program. Following this order, an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and a head constable driver retrieved three packing containers of samosas and cake, handing them over to a girl officer of Inspector rank. This officer, unaware of the objects’ meant recipient, instructed for the packing containers to be positioned in a senior officer’s room, the place they have been then moved between rooms.
When questioned, the officers concerned claimed that they’d confirmed with tourism division personnel on responsibility, who reportedly acknowledged that the objects within the packing containers weren’t on the CM’s menu. The investigation additional famous that an MTO (Motor Transport Officer) and HASI (Head Assistant Sub-Inspector) have been assigned to handle refreshments like tea and paan for the CM’s employees. In keeping with her assertion, the girl Inspector was not knowledgeable that the objects contained in the packing containers have been meant for the CM. With out opening the packing containers, she directed them to the MT part.
The IG’s orderly, HASI, testified that the packing containers have been opened by a sub-inspector and a head constable and meant for the DSP and employees within the IG’s workplace. Following these directions, the meals was served with tea to roughly 10-12 individuals within the room.
Primarily based on statements from these concerned, the CID report signifies that solely a sub-inspector was conscious that the packing containers contained refreshments for the CM. Nonetheless, these packing containers, overseen by a girl Inspector, have been finally handed to the MT part with out larger clearance, and the objects have been inadvertently served to the CM’s employees as an alternative.
BJP-Congress Spar Over Problem
The BJP stated the state authorities has turn into a “laughing inventory”, whereas Mr Sukhu referred to as the rival occasion’s conduct over the problem “infantile”. Taking a dig at a CID inquiry on the October 21 incident, former union minister Smriti Irani stated there was no probe when Congress leaders “looted” the nation’s exchequer. Leaders additionally slammed the state authorities “misplaced priorities” for giving significance to the lacking samosas whereas ignoring individuals’s issues.
Meawnwhile, Chief of Opposition within the state Meeting Jai Ram Thakur ate samosas with occasion employees, alleging the Himachal Pradesh authorities takes choices with out making use of its thoughts after which tries to vary them once they turn into a matter of joke. “The opposition has not eaten these samosas, those that have been served these samosas have been part of the federal government, so how might the act be anti-government?” Thakur stated in a video assertion issued in Shimla.
नेता प्रतिपक्ष एवं पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री श्री जयराम ठाकुर जी ने मंडी में भाजपा पदाधिकारियों व कार्यकर्ताओं के साथ स्नेहशील भेंट की और समोसों का आनंद भी उठाया। pic.twitter.com/7JKDHFHM8G
— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) November 8, 2024
Jalebis Took Centrestage Final Month
The BJP-Congress change over samosas comes a month after jalebis got here to the highlight because the BJP ship the candy to Congress’ headquarters because the saffron occasion secured a victory in Haryana Meeting elections.
This got here after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had proven a field of ‘Matu Ram Halwai’ jalebis at an election rally in Gohana on October 3to criticise the BJP’s enterprise insurance policies. He stated the jalebis needs to be offered nationwide and exported to generate employment.