The controversial former Chief Minister of MP during the Janata regime and a top RSS leader, V. K. Saklecha, has been charge sheeted for serious offences of corruption. The Hindu press is doing its best to twist the whole thing by saying the Cong. Govt. is deliberately trying to victimize him. But RSS sources privately admit that much of the records were given to the police by insiders only because of the rift in the State RSS. Saklecha, now MLA, was first made a minister in 1977 and promoted CM in 1978. According to the chargesheet, Saklecha and his family had opened 28 bank accounts during his tenure as Minister and Chief Minister. Earlier they had only eight. As many as 29 long-term fixed deposit accounts involving a sum of Rs. 7,22,500 were opened and national development bonds worth Rs. 1,22,500 were also bought. The family also bought shares of 26 companies worth Rs.5,50,478, set up two industrial units in the Noida complex and invested Rs. 1,75,000 in commercial flats in Delhi. Saklecha also paid a capitation fee of Rs. 12,000 for his son’s admission to an engineering college in Karnataka.
The investigating agency said in a statement that it had collected over 5.000 documents and had interviewed over 500 witnesses in support of its case.
(PT/ & UNI.)
