INDORE: Cooperative minister Gaurishankar Bisen is once again in news. This time, for levelling allegations against the police department for 'falsely' implicating the cooperative department officials. On Saturday, he condemned the police for what he described as its irresponsible act. It is the second time in past few weeks when Bisen courted controversies by his utterances. Some weeks ago, Bisen had allegedly made castiest comments against a patwari and made him to do sit-ups for the alleged laxity. The patwari was employed under the revenue department.
The cooperative minister, who was in Indore for some department work, told media persons that there is a certain procedure for action against erring officials of the cooperative department. After inquiry at various levels, the government has found some guilty officials, and the files pertaining to them (guilty officials) are pending with the principal secretary, he said, adding that action would be taken as per the law.
"No guilty would be spared," the minister said, adding even the cooperative housing societies against whom charges were proved would be liable for action as per the law. About the delay in action, the minister said, it is not possible to take any action unless the procedure is completed. Or else, they may take advantage of legal loopholes, the minister added. Perhaps keeping in mind Bisen's past record to kick up rows, BJP State president Prabhat Jha, was said to have directed him to limit himself to the department's policies.
Bisen conceded that the public distribution system suffered from some lapses. "It has been seen that beneficiaries are not getting full advantage from fair price shops," he said., adding the PDS in the state is under review and the shops would be soon computerized to enable monitoring of the system with full transparency. He disclosed that after April 1, farmers availing loans from cooperative societies would have to bear 11 per cent interest against the existing 12 per cent. "The facility would be extended to farmers only for sowing," he said.
If farmers deposit loan before due date, they would get more benefits, the minister added. "The relief would be in form of incentives to farmers on interest from the state government," said Bisen. As regards the controversies, he said he has not hurt anybody and denied that he ever made any comment against tribals.
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