With around one year left in the forthcoming assembly elections in Haryana, the BJP-led government claims to take stern action against those officials involved in taking bribes during its regime so far. It is evident from the last few months that the ACB has been taking action on a large scale, and hardly a day passes when some government employee or officer is not caught taking bribes. The BJP government is leaving no stone unturned to set up its image as an anti-corruption government.
In continuation to this, it is pertinent to mention that the opposite faction accused the ruling faction of taking action against the honest officials with ill intentions. The issue of arresting a woman for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 3 lakh for passing bills in Haryana Kaushal Vikas Mission recently on behalf of a senior IAS official led to uproar in the state. The involvement of high officials in it is echoing across the state. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has questioned the accused senior IAS officer, Vijay Dahiya, for the case since it surfaced.
Apart from this, the bureau is also keeping an eye on other suspicious officers and employees of the department. It has now come to light that the bureau is now preparing to investigate the history of officers with a dark past. In light of the ongoing scenario, it is believed that now the bureau is engaged in brainstorming on preparing a list of such officers. In a way, the bureau has been given a free hand by the government as well. Apart from this, the issue continues to remain in the political corridors.
As per information provided by the Bureau, five HCS officers were arrested on corruption charges during the year. Also, two chief engineers, a superintending engineer and an executive engineer, a chief accounts officer and a joint director of the urban local bodies department have been arrested on charges of misappropriation of public funds. In addition, a total of 193 government servants, including 27 gazetted officers, 166 non-gazetted officers, and 27 private individuals, have been arrested during 2022.