MP booked for fraudulent LTC claims

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The CBI Friday registered a case against a Rajya Sabha MP of the Janata Dal-United party for allegedly filing a fraudulent Leave Travel Concession (LTC) claim, using forged air tickets and boarding passes, an official said.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered the case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and sections of the Indian Penal Code against Anil Kumar Sahani. Searches were carried out at his residence in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, and his office.

The CBI also conducted raids at the premises of a travel agent in Delhi and a customer service official of Air India at his office here. CBI sources said more cases could be registered soon in connection with the LTC scam.

The agency has initiated a preliminary enquiry after receiving a reference from the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and seized prima facie evidence of alleged irregularities in filing of LTC claims with the intention to maximise personal benefit by disregarding norms laid down for such claims.

The probing agency also found that the alleged irregularity was effected in collusion with travel agents.

Just shows you how good our MPs are.

These MPs get everything free during their term, they get a pension for their whole life after their term ends.

In spite of that they want to cheat the government further.

If any employee of any reputed private company had been found to have committed the above crime, he would have been sacked.

Why are these MPs being sacked?

The political parties are just not learning from the Supreme Court's verdict on criminal legislators.

Just see what a mockery they are making of the people's will.

The following is an extract of the report from ADR.

The full report is given in the next post

Summary and Highlights

Association for Democratic Reforms and Chhattisgarh Election Watch (CEW) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 143 candidates who are contesting in 18 constituencies during the first phase of Chhattisgarh State Assembly Elections. Criminal:

· Candidates with Criminal Cases: Out of the 143 candidates contesting in the first phase of 2013 Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections, 15 candidates (or 10 %) have declared criminal cases against them.

· Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: Out of the 15 candidates who have declared criminal cases, 6 have declared serious criminal cases. These include murder, kidnapping, criminal intimidation and crime against women.

· Party wise Candidates with Criminal Cases: 2 out of 18 (11%) candidates fielded by INC have declared criminal cases against them while 3 out of 18 (17%) candidates from BJP, 2 out of 18 (11%) candidates from BSP, 1 out of 5 (20%) candidates from SP and have declared criminal cases in their affidavits.