Congress attacks CM over PF scam in UPPCL

Uttar Pradesh Congress hit out at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe pointed at huge irregularities in syphoning off employees provident fund (PF) money in the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) and the sought prosecution against three senior IAS officers in the Bharatiya Janata Party government.

“A scam of about Rs 2,600 crore took place right under the nose of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. First, the sleuths of Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and now the probe by the CBI has pointed at involvement of the government in the PF scam and has sought prosecution against three senior-most IAS officers of the corporation,”