BHUBANESWAR: Alleging that the white paper circulated by the State Government has not given a true picture of the crime situation in Orissa, the Congress today announced that it will seek information on this through RTI Act and take the matter to people.
Addressing newsmen, Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja said block-wise information on the number of crime incidents will be sought by the party through the RTI.
The figures will be placed before the people to expose the Government’s attempt to suppress the matter.
Stating that the number of crimes which took place in Orissa was far higher than what has been given in the white paper, Saluja said at many places the rule of law does not exist. He said there is no police presence in several Naxal-affected areas of the State. Deputy leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Chakradhar Paik criticised the Government for neglecting the tribals which has helped the Naxals strengthen their bases in these tribal dominated areas. Brajrajnagar MLA Anup Sai demanded that the Government should constitute a state vigilance commission for impartial inquiry into corruption cases.
The MLAs criticised the BJD MLAs for blaming the Centre for the price rise. The State Government is trying to deflect attention of the people from its failure on the price rise front by blaming the Centre, they added. |