Lucknow, June 29:
Critical allegations of economic irregularities price roughly ₹14 crore have surfaced within the Uttar Pradesh Printing Directorate. Nationwide President of Azad Adhikar Sena, Amitabh Thakur, has written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra, demanding a high-level inquiry into the alleged rip-off.
In his letter, Thakur cited paperwork and data indicating that, over the previous 4 years, six tenders have been issued for the procurement of kit at costs considerably greater than market charges—reportedly three to 5 instances the precise price. Whereas the market worth of the procured objects was round ₹3 crore, the tenders have been allegedly awarded to pick corporations at inflated costs totaling almost ₹17 crore.
Thakur additionally pointed to the alleged involvement of key officers, together with Joint Director of the Printing Directorate Puneet Tiwari and suspended IAS officer Abhishek Prakash, who was given further cost as Director through the interval in query.
Calling the matter a grave misuse of public funds, Thakur urged the state authorities to order an neutral, high-level investigation and take acceptable motion towards these discovered responsible.
A duplicate of the comparative desk detailing all six tenders has been hooked up with the letter as proof.
