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LAD funds of 3 Raj MLAs frozen on graft allegation
The Morning Standard
|December 16, 2025
THE Rajasthan government on Monday seized Local Area Development (LAD) Fund accounts of three legislators and ordered an inquiry amid allegations that hefty commissions being demanded in exchange for sanctioning works under the scheme.
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma asked the probe panel, headed by additional chief secretary (home) Bhaskar A Sawant to submit report within 15 days. The Assembly's Ethics Committee will conduct a parallel probe. The allegations pertain to BJP MLA from Khinvsar Revantram Danga, Congress MLA from Hindaun Anita Jatav, and Independent MLA from Bayana Ritu Banawat.
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