Guwahati: Assam’s Minister of Agriculture Atul Bora ordered a probe into allegations of corruption against Haren Saikia on Thursday.
Saikia has been accused of demanding a bribe from a PM Kisan beneficiary.
Notably, the official has been accused of asking beneficiaries of the PM Kisan Scheme for a bribe.
The incident came to light after a video was posted on social media in which a BJP MLA was seen berating an agriculture official for holding up a teacher’s papers. , However, the officer refuted all accusations and insisted that he was doing an adequate job of doing his duties.
While addressing to media, Mrinal Saikia explained that he offered the money to the police to humiliate him and demonstrate how wrong it is to accept bribes. He claimed that he had been inundated with complaints from farmers alleging unethical behaviour in the offices of the agriculture department.
“The teacher came to me and said that he needs the signature of the agriculture officer to complete his documentation on PM Kisan Scheme but the officer kept on asking for money from him and denied his signature.”, Mrinal Saikia said.
“I suggest the government should see if the official work can be done without these people. If office works are done properly we do not need such corrupt people in the department”., Saikia added.