Senior CPI (M) leader M Y Tarigami on Friday demanded a probe into allegations of bungling in scholarship scheme in Kulgam district.
In a statement here Tarigami said, “A national news channelhas reported large scale bungling have surfaced in merit-cum-means scholarshipon the website of Union Ministry of Minority Affairs, where scholarships havebeen reportedly sanctioned against hundreds of fake names in district Kulgam.”
He said, “It ishighly unfortunate and scandalous. The government must take a serious note ofit. A credible enquiry must be initiated and those officials responsible forthe fraud must be identified and punished. Such incidents are shameful and theGovernor’s Administration is duty bound to unearth this scam.”
“Corruption is one of the biggest issues in our state and ithas spread its tentacles very deep and is at all levels affecting all spheresof life. The magnitude of corruption prevalent in the state is huge andrampant. The fatal diseases of corruption, bribery, nepotism and cronyism haveplagued virtually most of the institutions,” he added.