Committee constituted to enquire the matter has not submitted its report yet: AD Food
SNS Kashmir
Baramulla, February 04: Assistant Director Food Baramulla has strongly rebutted the news report by carried by a local news agency and termed it “baseless and far from reality” besides is ‘malicious and misleading’.
In a statement issued, AD Food Baramulla said that news report- “ Fraud: No action taken despite inquiry indicts Fair Price Shop Dealer in North Kashmir”- is biased and without version of the District Officer concern with is against the ethics of journalism.
In the rebuttal statement, AD Food Baramulla further said that following the allegations that Abdul Hameed Mia, who is running a Fair Price Shop Dealer at Baba Gund Mamoosa ,at Baba Gund Mamoosa area, has fraudulently issued the free ration of PHH ration cards to the non-deserving NPHH, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla issued orders for re-verification of NPHH, PHH, AAY ration card holders.
“Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, who is the chairman of NFSA District Level Committee for identification of beneficiaries under various ration categories(NPHH/AAY/PHH) has already issued an order regarding Re-verfication and Rectification of ration lists of the whole district vide order no.DCB/PS/2968-79 dated 03-07-202O and because Sub-division Patten is yet to submit the re-verified ration list ,in this backdrop SDM Pattan has ordered to expedite re-verification and rectification of ration cards (NPHH, PHH, AAY) vide order no. SDM/PS/2021/3752-61 dated 02-02-2021 which is under process,” the statement reads.
It further informed that Tehsildar concerned is the chairman of tehsil level NFSA committee for identification of beneficiaries for various ration categories at Tehsil level, which is submitted for approval to District Level Committee-NFSA.
Regarding the complaint, a committee was constituted for in-depth enquiry allegations leveled against the fair price shop dealer and the committee is yet to submit its report, the rebuttal statement issued here said.
Taking a serious note of the allegation that has been leveled against the Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department Baramulla wherein it was alleged that the department has not taken any action against a Fair Price Shop dealer who has been found involved in several fraudulent activities, Assistant Director FCS&CA Baramulla Shiekh Tariq has refuted all the allegations and said that the claim is totally baseless and far from reality.
The clarification was given as rebuttal to a news item carried out by a news agency ‘Kashmir News Trust’ and circulated it on different social media platforms.
Accordingly, the news agency has issued a press release wherein they alleged that a fair price shop dealer of Baba Gund Mamoosa Pattan namely Abdul Hameed Mir has been held responsible for carrying out several fraudulent activities by a departmental enquiry committee constituted by FCS&CA Baramulla vide order no ADFCS&CA/Bla /2021/4840-41 dated 14-01-2021. However, the Assistant Director has clarified that the committee which has been constituted to carry out the in depth enquiry, has not submitted its report till date and the news report carried is malicious and misleading.
Moreover, the news agency has further alleged that the said FPS dealer has also been found in involved in misappropriation of food grains by including non-deserving consumers in AAY and PHH ration card holders on which Assistant Director has informed that the things will be crystal clear after the enquiry committee submits its report adding that strict legal action shall follow if the accused is found involved in such activities.
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