Questions and Answers - Page 996

L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 975

The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: I know the resolution very well.

Mr. President: Next question.

Mr. Ahmed E. H. Jaffer : One more question, Sir, Is the Deputy Secretary’s post a Class I post.

The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: There is no such thing as a Class I post there.

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*** Loss of Public Money in the ‘Delhi Store** Sub-Division Embezzlement Case’

  1. Mr. Ahmed E. H. Jaffer: (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member please give the approximate amount of loss of public money in the ‘ Delhi Store Sub-Division Embezzlement Case ?

(b) Who were the culprits, and what action has so far been taken to bring them to book ?

The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) There is no such case as “Delhi Store Sub-Division Embezzlement Case”. If the Honourable Member has in mind the case of alleged over payment in cartage of cement in Stores Sub-Division under Construction Division No. I, I can inform him that the matter is under investigation.

(b) Does not arise.

Mr. Ahmed E. H. Jaffer : Is it a fact that the S. D. O. in question who embezzled two lakhs is still in service ?

Mr. President: Order, order. The Honourable Member has already stated that there was no embezzlement

Mr. Ahmed E. H. Jaffer: I entirely agree with the Honourable Member’s reply. The point which he refers to is the same that a sum of two lakhs was overpaid.

Mr. President: My point is that the Honourable Member has replied that there is no case of embezzlement but only a case of overpayment. In his next question the Honourable Member need not again presume embezzlement—he can put a question on the over payment.