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Raj govt withdraws order not to name officials linked to graft
The Morning Standard
|January 08, 2023
RATTLED by public criticism and pressure from the opposition, the Gehlot government has finally withdrawn the controversial order not to reveal the name and identity of officials involved in corruption in Rajasthan.
A few days ago, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) had put out a directive not to disclose the identity of officials who were caught red-handed in corruption cases. The decision had raked up quite a row with many claiming that it was an attempt to shield corruption and corrupt officials in the election year. Placed on the backfoot, the Gehlot government has withdrawn the controversial order.
This story is from the January 08, 2023 edition of The Morning Standard.
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