Order of the State Government for RDC Enquiry into Land Scam of
Satish Gajbhiye, IPS officer – A farce
and designed to protect him in the name of enquiry – How?
On
18.8.15, Member, Board of Revenue, Govt. of Odisha has given order to Revenue
Divisional Officer, Central Division to enquire into allegation of land
illegally acquired and purchased by controversial IPS officer Satish Gajbhiye,
former SP, Kendrapara, in Gop block of
Puri district, whether permission for purchasing land and undertaking fishery
cultivation obtained by him etc. The timing of the order for RDC enquiry has created
suspicion about the intention of the Govt.
and efficacy of the enquiry. Because, after expose of
land scam of Satish Gajbhiye by Civil
Society Groups on 11.8.15 and demand of
CBI Inquiry on 12.8.15, the Crime Branch
and State Vigilance leaving no stone unturned rushed
to the spot and started enquiry
into allegation of land illegally acquired by Sri Gajbhiye apprehending CBI enquiry which may open up flood gate of corruption,
illegalities and irregularities in acquiring land and involvement of powerful people in this scam.
In
the meantime, the Crime Branch and the State Vigilance have
already acquired and seized all
the land related documents of Sri
Gajbhiye and his wife Ranjana Gajbhiye from
the Tahasil office, Gop and
Sub-Registrar office, Gop. The State
Vigilance has already interrogated Sri Gajbhiye on the basis of the documents
seized by them. Now the only step which is required to be taken is to
implicate Sri Gajbhiye and his wife and lodge FIR against them .
But,
astonishingly, yesterday, Board of Revenue
has ordered for RDC enquiry further
into the allegation of land scam
against Sri Gajbhiye. What was the necessity of such order. If we look at
the history of enquiry made RDCs in Odisha ( enclosed herewith) , it is
used by the Govt. to linger enquiry in the name of enquiry to
protect the culprits. It is also fact that if RDC produced the report in
time, the State Govt. put it on table allowing it to gather dust
without any action taken report.
Let
me cite three examples here.
1. In
the month of March, 2015, there was police firing on the villagers of
Namatara of Kendrapara district who were opposing liquor business in their village.
The firing order was given by same Satish Gabhiye. Hundreds of the people were
injured and hospitalised. Many people were implicated with false case and
jailed. After huge public protest
against police brutality and demand for action against Satish Gajbhiye, the
State Govt. ordered for so-called RDC enquiry to save Satish Gajbhiye. Though
five months have passed, RDC has not started the enquiry and never visited Namatara village.
Now same RDC has been entrusted to enquire into land scam of Satis
Gajbhiye.
2. In
2003, there was allegation of theft of idol in Biraja Temple located in Jajpur
town of Japur district. After huge public protest, the State Govt. ordered for RDC enquiry and RDC produced the report in
2004. Though 11 years have passed, the
State Govt. has neither put the report in public domain nor come out with Action Taken Report. Even the
RTI query seeking information about the copy of the report was denied by the
Law Department.
3. Hussein
Rabi Gandhi, prominent BJD leader was seriously beaten up and attacked by the miscreants in Jajpur in 2012. Immediately RDC enquiry was ordered.
Sri Aurobindo Padhi, RDC enquired into
it and produced the report timely.
Though 3 years have passed, the
state Govt. has not taken any action to dispense justice to Sri Hussein Rabi Gandhi.
This is the true character of Nabin Patnaik
Government. The people of Odisha should be cautious about nuisance of the Govt.
in the name of the enquiry.
Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482
Date-19.8.15
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