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FIRs against Rae Bareli officials on Sonia's complaint

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government has lodged FIRs against 62 Public Works Department (PWD) officials and contractors of Rae Bareli following a complaint by the local Member of Parliament and Congress president Sonia Gandhi of shoddy quality of civil work being carried out in her constituency.

During her two-day visit to Rae Bareli on September 16 and 17, Ms. Gandhi had lamented that the construction of roads in the constituency had suffered due to poor quality of work.

Interacting with members of a local vigilance committee, Ms Gandhi had said that while the repair work was poor, officials often launched several construction works to eventually leave most of them mid-way.

Though Ms. Gandhi did not interact with reporters during her tour, Congress leaders who attended the meeting claimed that Ms. Gandhi wanted the standards used in Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) to be implemented in the construction of roads being built through MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) fund.

Acting tough on Ms Gandhi's outburst, the Government launched a swift probe and booked 62 PWD officials and contractors for mismanagement of funds to the tune of several crores of rupees. -- UNI

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