Chandigarh, May 17
Former IAS officer Roshan Lal has written to Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal to hand over the investigation into the alleged recruitment scam at Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (HSWC) to the CBI.
289 applications received
- HSWC had advertised 10 posts of Manager Grade-I, four posts of Manager Grade-II, two posts of Assistant Manager (Quality Control) and 15 posts of Technical Assistant.
- 289 applications were received in 2009.
- A screening committee found only 44 candidates eligible.
- Six were selected for Manager Grade-I. Out of them, four joined. The appointments were issued in February 2010.
Will cooperate in probe
I will cooperate with the investigation agencies. My request is that both the FIRs, one against Ashok Khemka and another against me, should be referred to the CBI. — Sanjiv Verma, MD HSWC
In a letter, dated May 12, whose copy is also marked to Principal Secretary to CM and Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture, he has alleged that IAS Ashok Khemka is trying to shift the blame for recruiting ineligible candidates on the then Executive Committee (EC) /Interviewing Committee whereas it was his responsibility to check eligibility as the then MD HSWC.
Lal was part of the Executive Committee as Financial Commissioner, Agriculture, at the time of making the recruitments in 2010 and has alleged that Khemka cheated them by presenting ineligible…
