Deputy CLP leader in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir has alleged that nearly 3,600 cheques issued towards CMRF during President’s Rule in undivided Andhra Pradesh were not honoured by banks.
The cheques were issued towards medical relief to the poor and needy persons under the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in undivided AP when it was under the President’s Rule from March 1st to June 1st this year. Addressing a press conference at the Congress Legislature Party office here on Wednesday, Shabbir Ali said that the beneficiaries were issued cheques on different dates in the month of May this year following clearance of applications by a committee appointed by Governor ESL Narasimhan. Since all those cheques were valid for one month only after the date of issue, they expired. Consequently, poor patients who felt relieved after getting the cheques, were cheated and pushed into economic crisis, he alleged.
Shabbir Ali said when he brought the matter to the notice of the Governor when the Telangana Congress delegation called on him on Tuesday, the Governor asked him to represent the matter in writing. “Today I have written a letter to the Governor while enclosing a copy of few cheques which got dishonoured. What I have mentioned is just the tip of the iceberg. At least 3,600 cheques issued towards the CMRF under Governor’s directions during the President’s Rule were not honoured for different reasons,” he said.
“We file cases against individuals or companies when cheuqes issued by them gets bounced. What should people do when a cheque issued by the government gets dishonoured?” he asked.
“Thousands of poor people are running from pillar to post to get the funds. There is absolutely no clarity on what people should do to get the money which has already been sanctioned about five months ago. The Governor should intervene on the issue to ensure that the amounts sanctioned by him under the CMRF are released with immediate effect. He should also order a probe into the matter and take action against erring officials,” Shabbir Ali demanded. (INN)