“The Chief Minister directed DMs (District Magistrates) to stop receiving commission from contractors. This means the commission business was going on from the last 17 years,” Pradhan said.
The Minister further demanded a disclosure from the Chief Minister as to how much ‘commission’ has been collected from the contractors.
He asked Patnaik to come out with a White Paper clarifying as to what percentage of work orders were bribes and how much work orders were given to contractors without tenders.
In response, BJD MP Baijayant Jay Panda tweeted, “Good that corruption is getting targetted. I’d repeatedly pointed out internally. Strong steps needed, not just at dists but much higher up (sic)”.(ANI)
