BJP leader and member of Bihar Legislative Council &party\u2019s chief whip, Dr Dilip Kumar Jaiswal on June 15 made an explosive revelation at a press conference, alleging that 17 senior government officials of the state were under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (under the ministry of finance) for alleged corruption. Obviously, when the ED has its sights on any alleged offender(s), it has something on them such as money laundering trail or bank financial transactions. If true, then it raised questions about the anti corruption ombudsman called Lok Ayukta. He also alleged that the brokers for corruption included corrupt politicians, IAS officers, engineers and contractors. Jaiswal turned a serious issue into a sham when he blamed all corruption in Nagaland on the handiwork of the Congress, a party that has long forgotten how it feels to be in power since 2003. It may be mentioned that since 2003 after NPF came to power in alliance with BJP, the state had been a recipient of generous central funding for various projects. This led to the construction boom and high cost escalations for delayed projects. One word \u2018DPR\u2019 (detailed project report) became the most mentioned in the corridors of power at Kohima. Apparently DPR became like an efficiency bar to determine how good and how many DPRs bureaucrats could prepare. Once cleared by the planning department, the DPRs get included under the state\u2019s priority sector and submitted to the Centre for funds. Jaiswal admitted he was referring to corruption in Nagaland, a state being ruled by an oppositionless government led by a BJP-NDPP coalition. For the last 20 years or so, the BJP has been part of the ruling the government in alliance with regional political parties since 2003 till date. Even though Jaiswal\u2019s missile was aimed at the Nagaland government in general, there is no escaping from the fact that the BJP was and is very much part and parcel of all governments since 2003 and the coalitions have been maintaining \u201cequi-closeness\u201d with corruption and extortion. But instead, making an attempt to throw a false scent or mislead, Jaiswal blamed the Congress for spreading corruption and making bureaucrats addicted to corruption in all of 60 years of its rule (at the Centre) since independence. Jaiswal\u2019s statement is that 17 state government officials are currently under ED scanner because of corruption in the state, may be taken either as a revelation that the BJP at the Centre is serious in tackling corruption or is sending a strong message to its NDPP ally in Nagaland. If the 17 officials are grilled by ED, it will surely lead to the smoking gun which lies at the doorsteps of political bigwigs. Therefore, the question is whether Jaiswal\u2019s explosive statement point to political speculations that changes can be expected in the state before 2024? However, with regard to corruption in Nagaland if the BJP is sincere and serious, then it should resign from the \u201ccorrupted\u201d government and let the law takes its own course. The negative affect of corruption on governance has been severe and caused negative consequences on every institution in the state and it will take many decades to rebuild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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