Political temperatures are soaring in Jharkhand following explosive claims by Opposition Leader Babulal Marandi that approximately 10,000 crore rupees are unaccounted for in the state exchequer. In a hard-hitting X post Tuesday, he put the ruling dispensation on the mat.
The finance minister’s entreaties for financial clarifications have been ignored by departments. A directed meeting to scrutinize the matter was ordered but never held, with zero responses issued.
Marandi lambasted the continuous, undocumented outflows from state coffers, questioning every rupee’s fate. He interpreted the non-compliance as evidence of governmental pressure on officials to clam up.
Accusing the regime of authoritarian control, he said Congress ministers are sidelined, unable to exercise departmental autonomy.
Now a topic of nationwide debate, the controversy is fueled by the chief secretary’s three-month hold-up of key files and official reticence.
Standing firm, Marandi declared the opposition’s resolve to spotlight the ‘scam,’ advocating for agency-led inquiries and severe penalties for those responsible.