
If LJP comes into power, we will probe on the corruption in “Saat Nishchay” scheme
Patna: The LJP will probe on the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s flagship scheme “Saat Nishchay” on the allegations of corruptions, said LJP Chief Chirag Paswan. If, the people voted LJP into power, he get it probed and send to jail those found guilty, including the Chief Minister.
He also raised accusing finger on Kumar in the implementation of prohibition laws in the state and accused the CM of gaining from smuggling of liquor into the state. “Saat Nishchay is a scheme formulated by him. We will get it probed after an LJP government is formed. And if found guilty, the chief minister will also go to jail,” he said. Earlier, speaking to the reporters at Patna airport before leaving for his election rallies, Chirag said “12 crore Biharis, including ministers in his cabinet and media persons, know about widespread corruption in implementation of seven resolves”.
He alleged that “CM Nitish Kumar is promoting smuggling of liquor during prohibition and a fat sum of money from this illegal trade is going in his pocket for furtherance of his political ambition”. Addressing a poll rally in Nokha in Rohtas district, he alleged the chief minister “lied” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he has been able to build drainage and streets and provide piped water to everybody in the state.
“The chief minister says there is no corruption in Bihar, whereas the corruption in Saat Nishchay is the biggest in the history of Bihar,” Paswan alleged. Nitish Kumar had announced the Rs 2.70 lakh-crore ‘Saat Nishchay’ scheme for Bihar’s development during the 2015 assembly election campaign.