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UPA Achievements

We received the image with the Caption: UPA Achievements which was supposed to mean as UPA Scams which need to be identified whether True or False!

UPA Scams – True or False

List of Achievements are as follows

(As per the image of WakeIndiaNow.com)

Media now-a-days are more powerful and WhatsApp is more effective and impressive

It’s my personal opinion that People in Media need to be more responsible and precise

மெய்ப்பொருள் காண்பதறிவு – Truthful Vision is Intelligence

Even though we don’t have any legitimate right over that news, We, as the Citizens of India need to have the knowledge and truth about the list of 30 Achievements

• Oil for food Scam

[Courtesy: Wikipedia.org] The Oil-for-Food Programme (OIP), established by the United Nations in 1995 to allow Iraq to sell oil on the world market in exchange for food, medicine, and other humanitarian needs for ordinary Iraqi citizens without allowing Iraq to boost its military capabilities. The programme was de jure terminated in 2003 and de facto terminated in 2010. Although the sanctions were effective, there were revelations of corruption involving the funds. What is the part of UPA here?

• Satyam scam

[Courtesy: Wikipedia.org] The Satyam Computer Services scandal was a corporate scandal that occurred in India in 2009 where chairman Ramalinga Raju confessed that the company’s accounts had been falsified. The Global corporate community was shocked and scandalised when the chairman of Satyam, Ramalinga Raju resigned on 7 January 2009 and confessed that he had manipulated the accounts by US$1.47-Billion. What is the part of UPA here?

• Madhu Koda corruption

[Courtesy: Wikipedia.org]  Madhu Koda mining scam is a scam that occurred in Jharkhand in India. It was alleged by investigative agencies that Madhu Koda (Reference) took huge bribes for illegally allotting iron ore and coal mining contracts in Jharkhand when he was the chief minister of the state. As per estimates Koda and his associates collected over Rs 4,000 crore by allotting mines to business houses. On orders of Jharkhand High Court CBI is investigating the scam. Reference: Madhu Koda, also written as Madhu Korah is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2006 to 2008. He was sworn in as the fourth Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 14 September 2006, and remained in office until he resigned on 23 August 2008. Koda is the third independent legislator to assume the office of chief minister of an Indian state, including Biswanath Das in Orissa in 1971 and S. F. Khonglam in Meghalaya in 2002. He representated BJP once, supported twice, supported Congress once, supported by Congress twice. What is the part of UPA here? May be or not! The case in court!

• MHADA flats scam

[Courtesy: mhada.maharashtra.gov.in]  MHADA is an apex public body constituted under MHAD ACT 1976, established in 1977 under Housing Department Government of Maharashtra and integrated the activities and functions performed by statutory bodies to provide comprehensive, co-ordinate approach to the problems of housing. The Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority (MHADA) has been established by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976.  It came into existence on 5th December 1977. [Thanks to mumbaimirror.com] Five people, including two doctors, have been arrested for duping people to the tune of Rs 1.80 crore on the pretext of providing them with discount on MHADA flats. To make it look like a real deal, they forged consent letters and even bank loan documents, and assured the victims of Rs 3 lakh discount. What is the part of UPA here?

• Siachen Army Ration scam

[Courtesy: ndtv.com/india-news/army-ration-scam-three-year-jail-for-lieutenant-general-448068] Lieutenant General SK Sahni, who retired in 2006, was accused of irregularities in procuring rations for soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir, who were stationed in Siachen and other high altitude areas. Sahni was also indicted by a report of the Controller of Auditor General (CAG) which revealed that soldiers had been given wheat, rice, pulses and edible oil that was well past their expiry date. Sahni has been found guilty on six out of nine counts he was charged for. What is the part of UPA here?

• Cash for Votes Scam

[Courtesy: Wikipedia.org]  The cash-for-votes scandal was a political scandal allegedly masterminded by then Opposition Party Bharatiya Janata Party politician Sudheendra Kulkarni in which the United Progressive Alliance, the majority-holding parliamentary-party alliance of India led by Sonia Gandhi, allegedly bribed Bhartiya Janta Party MPs in order to survive a confidence vote on 22 July 2008. The vote in the Lok Sabha arose after the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front withdrew support from the government, who wanted to pursue an Indo-US nuclear deal. Whether proved or not it is a matter of concern in terms of UPA here!

• IPL Scam

Cricket is government by an Independent body and IPL is a Premier version of that Board and there is no hold for UPA or any other party. What is the part of UPA here?

• Sukna Land Scam

A three-star rank officer was found guilty in the alleged scam for issuing a ‘no-objection certificate’ to a private builder for building an educational institution on a 70-acre plot adjacent to the military cantonment in Sukna in West Bengal in 2011. But in 2014, the Armed Forces Tribunal quashed the court martial of that officer who was punished for his alleged role. What is the part of UPA here?

• 2G Scam

[Courtesy: Wikipedia.org] The 2G spectrum scam was an Indian telecommunications scam and political scandal in which politicians and government officials undercharged mobile telephone companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they then used to create 2G spectrum subscriptions for cell phones. The difference between the money collected and that mandated to be collected was estimated by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India at 1766.45 billion (US$28 billion), based on 2010 3G and BWA spectrum-auction prices.In a chargesheet filed on 2 April 2011 by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI, the investigating agency), the loss was pegged at 309845.5 million (US$4.9 billion).In a 19 August 2011 reply to the CBI, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said that the government had gained over 30 billion (US$480 million) by selling 2G spectrum. Minister of Communications & IT Kapil Sibal said in a 2011 press conference that “zero loss” was incurred by distributing 2G licenses on a first-come-first-served basis. Whether proved or not it is a matter of concern in terms of UPA here!

• Karnataka Land Scam

[Courtesy: Wikipedia.org] The Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam concerns the alleged misappropriation of 2000 billion (US$32 billion) in Indian property funds, made public by a report submitted by the Karnataka State Minorities Commission in 2012. In March 2012, Anwar Manippady, the Chairman of the Karnataka State Minorities Commission submitted a report to the chief minister of Karnataka state, D.V. Sadananda Gowda, which alleged that 27,000 acres of land controlled by the Karnataka Wakf Board had either been misappropriated or allocated illegally. The value of the land has been estimated at Rs2 trillion (short scale) (US$39 billion). The Karnataka Wakf Board is a Muslim charitable trust that manages and oversees property that has typically been donated for the use of the poor.The report commissioned by Manippady alleges that the Karnataka Wakf Board had allowed almost 50% of its land to be misappropriated by politicians and board members, in collusion with the real estate mafia for a fraction of its market value. Manippady has recommended that the government establish a committee to investigate corrupt activities on the Wakf Board and appoint a task force to recover properties that have been illegally sold by the Wakf Board.The Income Tax Departent has already initiated a probe into this. What is the part of UPA here?

• Common Wealth Games Scam

[Courtesy: Wikipedia.org] A number of concerns and controversies surfaced before the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, which received widespread media coverage both in India (the host nation) and internationally. The Commonwealth Games was severely criticised by several prominent Indian politicians and social activists because billions of dollars have been spent on the sporting event despite the fact that India has one of the world’s largest concentration of poor people. Additionally, several other problems related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games have been highlighted by Indian investigative agencies and media outlets; these include – serious corruption by officials of the Games’ Organising Committee, delays in the construction of main Games’ venues, infrastructural compromise, possibility of a terrorist attack, and exceptionally poor ticket sales before the event. Whether proved or not it is a matter of concern in terms of UPA here!

• Adarsh Society Scam

[Courtesy: Wikipedia.org] The Adarsh Housing Society is a posh, 31 storey building constructed on prime real estate in Colaba, Mumbai, for the welfare of war widows and personnel of India’s Ministry of Defence. Over a period of several years, politicians, bureaucrats and military officers allegedly conspired to bend several rules concerning land ownership, zoning, floor space index and membership get themselves flats allotted in thiscooperative society at below-market rates. The scam was unearthed in November 2010 which forced the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ashok Chavan, to resign. In 2011, a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said, “The episode of Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society reveals how a group of select officials, placed in key posts, could subvert rules and regulations in order to grab prime government land – a public property – for personal benefit.” In January 2011, the Maharashtra government set up a two-member judicial commission to inquire into the matter. The commission was headed by retired High Court judge Justice J A Patil, with N N Kumbhar acting as member secretary. After deposing 182 witnesses over 2 years, the commission submitted its final report in April 2013 to the Maharashtra government. The report highlighted 25 illegal allotments, including 22 purchases made by proxy. The report also indicted four former chief ministers of Maharashtra: Ashok Chavan, Vilasrao Deshmukh, Sushilkumar Shinde and Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil, 2 former urban development ministers: Rajesh Tope and Sunil Tatkareand 12 top bureaucrats for various illegal acts. The allottees included Devyani Khobragade. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Income Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are currently investigating allegations that three former chief ministers of Maharashtra – Sushilkumar Shinde, Vilasrao Deshmukh and Ashok Chavan – were involved in the scam Whether proved or not it is a matter of concern in terms of UPA here!

• ISRO Devas Scam

[Courtesy: Wikipedia.org] G. Madhavan Nair is the former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Secretary to the Department of Space, Government of India since September 2003 and was also the Chairman, Space Commission. He was succeeded by K. Radhakrishnan. He was also the Chairman of Governing Body of the Antrix Corporation, Bangalore. Madhavan Nair was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honour, on January 26, 2009. He also served as the Chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology Patna until he stepped down voluntarily due to his alleged involvement in Antrix-Devas deal. The contract signed between Antrix Corporation and Devas Multimedia Private Limited on January 28, 2005 during his tenure as chairman of ISRO and secretary of Department of Space, created a lot of controversy in India. Following the controversy on January 25, 2012 he was barred from holding any government jobs, which government took for review recently What is the part of UPA here?

• Pune Land Scam

[Courtesy: ndtv.com/india-news/2g-scam-accused-top-builders-named-in-fir-in-pune-land-scam-case-592931] Prominent builders and businessmen have been named in a First Information Report or FIR filed by the Pune police in a case relating to a massive land scam allegedly worth hundreds of crores of rupees. Among those named in the FIR are 2G spectrum allocation scandal accused Vinod Goenka and Shahid Balwa of DB Realty and builder Atul Chordia of the Panchshil Realty Group. The 326-acre land at the heart of the dispute is located in the city’s prime Yerawada area, near the Pune airport. What is the part of UPA here?

• Fake Pilots Scam

[Courtesy: bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12975481] Two people including a pilot have been arrested in the Indian state of Gujarat for allegedly using fake documents to procure pilot’s licences, police say. The licences of at least 14 pilots suspected of flying after submitting false paperwork have been revoked by aviation authorities. At least five pilots have been arrested by police in Delhi, while two others have been held by police in Rajasthan.What is the part of UPA here?

• Speak Asia Scam

[Courtesy: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Prosecution-in-Rs-700cr-SpeakAsia-scam-soon-FM/articleshow/46403609.cms] Government will soon start prosecution proceedings in the Rs 700 crore SpeakAsia online scam and the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has completed its probe into the case. About Rs 700 crore worth funds were defrauded by the Singapore-based company and “we are in the process of filing prosecution in the case,” Jaitley said. The alleged financial scam by SpeakAsia came to light in 2011, after which the Corporate Affairs Ministry, also headed by Jaitley, had directed SFIO to look into the issue. What is the part of UPA here?

• Telephone Exchange Scam

[Courtesy: firstpost.com/india/cbi-books-dayanidhi-maran-bsnl-officials-for-illegal-telephone-exchange-1145587.html] CBI has filed a case against the then Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and BSNL officials for allegedly allotting 300 high-speed telephone lines to Maran’s residence in Chennai which were extended to his brother’s channel. CBI sources said an FIR was filed following its preliminary enquiry when it found enough material to proceed with a regular case against Maran and BSNL officials — the then CGM K Bramhanathan and MP Veluswami. Whether proved or not it is a matter of concern in terms of UPA here!

• RAW Scam

Could not be identified which is meant by this.!

• Kutil Sibbal – Reliance Discount Scam

[Courtesy: rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-did-kapil-sibal-favour-anil-ambani-in-2g-scam/20110708.htm#1] Did Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal favour Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications by helping it save Rs 45 crore (Rs 450 million) earlier this year? This question was raised by lawyers Prashant Bhushan and Kamini Jaiswal, of the Centre for Public Interest Litigation, before the Supreme Court. Union Home Minister P Chidambaram’s role had been questioned before, but that was regarding a policy decision that former telecom minister A Raja adopted while allocating 2G spectrum. The charge against Sibal is that, in February 2011, he reduced the penalty on RCom for violation of the United Access Service Licences agreement from Rs 50 crore to Rs 5 crore (Rs 50 million) per telecom circle. The petitioners have also alleged that Attorney General Ghulam Vahanvati too disregarded the law ministry’s direction to A Raja on 2G spectrum allocation when he (Vahanvati) was Solicitor General during the first term of United Progressive Alliance government. The petition says, ‘The facts clearly show that Sibal abused his position as minister to overrule the unanimous view taken by the Universal Service Obligation Fund branch of the Department of Telecommunications, the director of the Universal Service Obligation Fund, senior officers of DoT, member finance, and the telecom secretary, to benefit a private operator by closing the issue with only a penalty of Rs 5 crore.’ Whether proved or not it is a matter of concern in terms of UPA here!

• KG Basin Scam

[Courtesy: quora.com/What-is-KG-Basin-Oil-Scam] The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General has pointed out irregularities by Shri Murli Deora and others then in the Oil Ministry for favoring Mukesh Ambani in escalating the cost of Development of KG Basin field by 4 times without relevant support documents.
The CAG report said: The undue benefit granted to the contractor (RIL) is huge, but cannot be quantified, the newspaper quotes the CAG’s preliminary report as saying. Reliance revised the KG basin development cost almost four-fold between 2004 and 2006 from $2.4 billion to $8.8 billion, “without the company offering a single comprehensive development plan as required under the contract Whether proved or not it is a matter of concern in terms of UPA here!

• Sonia Gandhi Air Travel (1857 Crores)

[Courtesy: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sonia-Gandhi-travelled-in-IAF-aircraft-49-times-in-last-7-years/articleshow/17885514.cms] UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi travelled in Indian Air Force aircraft and helicopters 49 times in the last seven years which included 23 trips with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi also travelled in IAF aircraft and helicopters eight times in the last three years, according to a reply received under the Right to Information Act. Both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are not eligible to travel by IAF aircraft and helicopters so they have to travel in the company of eligible persons which includes the PM, the dy PM, the home minister and the defence minister for official purposes. For unofficial purposes, only the PM is eligible. Other Cabinet ministers can also travel by these aircraft after taking permission of the PM. According to IAF rules, people eligible for airlift can take other co-passengers for specific purposes. Of the 49 air travels undertaken by Sonia Gandhi in IAF aircraft, 42 did not result in any bills as they were undertaken in the company of eligible people while six bills were raised and paid by the respective departments. One bill of Rs 1.17 crore is still pending against the Karnataka government as this trip was undertaken on behalf of the state government. The flight details show Sonia Gandhi also travelled with Pranab Mukherjee (the then finance and external affairs minister) and defence minister A K Antony six times each. The reply received by Hissar-based RTI activist Ramesh Verma from the defence ministry and IAF headquarters show Assam government has an outstanding of Rs 8.26 lakh on one air travel undertaken by Rahul Gandhi. One bill for air travel of Rahul Gandhi to Assam is still under preparation. It is a matter of concern in terms of UPA here!

• Coal Mine Scams

[Courtesy: Wikipedia.org] Coal allocation scam (or Coalgate) is a major political scandal concerning the Indian government’s allocation of the nation’s coal deposits to public sector entities (PSEs) and private companies. In a draft report issued in March 2014, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) office accused the Government of India of allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner during the period 2004–2009. Over the Summer of 2012, the opposition BJP lodged a complaint resulting in a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into whether the allocation of the coal blocks was in fact influenced by corruption. The essence of the CAG’s argument is that the Government had the authority to allocate coal blocks by a process of competitive bidding, but chose not to. As a result both public sector enterprises (PSEs) and private firms paid less than they might have otherwise. In its draft report in March the CAG estimated that the “windfall gain” to the allocatees was 10673 billion (US$170 billion). The CAG Final Report tabled in Parliament put the figure at 1856 billion (US$29 billion) On 27 August 2012 Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh read a statement in Parliament rebutting the CAG’s report both in its reading of the law and the alleged cost of the government’s policies. While the initial CAG report suggested that coal blocks could have been allocated more efficiently, resulting in more revenue to the government, at no point did it suggest that corruption was involved in the allocation of coal. Over the course of 2012, however, the question of corruption has come to dominate the discussion. In response to a complaint by the BJP, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) directed the CBI to investigate the matter. The CBI has named a dozen Indian firms in a First Information Report (FIR), the first step in a criminal investigation. These FIRs accuse them of overstating their net worth, failing to disclose prior coal allocations, and hoarding rather than developing coal allocations. The CBI officials investigating the case have speculated that bribery may be involved. The issue has received massive media reaction and public outrage. During the monsoon session of the Parliament, the BJP protested the Government’s handling of the issue demanding the resignation of the prime minister and refused to have a debate in the Parliament. The deadlock resulted in Parliament functioning only seven of the twenty days of the session. The Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Coal and Steel states that all coal blocks distributed between 1993 and 2008 were done in an unauthorized manner and allotment of all mines where production is yet to start should be cancelled. In 2015, Coal auction helped state government earned 80,000 Crore after sales of 11 coal block. It is a matter of concern in terms of UPA here!

• VideoCon Scam

It is also a 2G Scam, repeated again!

• Achok Gehlot Builer Scam

[Courtesy: ndtv.com/india-news/rajasthan-ambulance-scam-fir-names-sachin-pilot-ashok-gehlot-karthi-chidambaram-682212] Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot have been named in an FIR filed in connection to an alleged ambulance scam under the National Rural Health Mission, which is currently being investigated by the Crime Branch – Criminal Investigation Department or CB-CID of the state police. Other senior leaders named in the FIR are Ravi Krishna and Karthi Chidmabaram, son of senior Congress leaders and former union ministers Vayalar Ravi and P Chidambaram, respectively. In 2009, Ziqitza Healthcare, a company run by Ravi Krishna, received a tender to operate 108 ambulances across Rajasthan, Bihar and Punjab. But an audit report by the health department in Rajasthan has allegedly found huge financial irregularities in the way the ambulances were operated, with losses amounting to Rs. 14 crore. The BJP has accused the Congress of giving the tender to Ziqitza Healthcare because of the organisation’s political connections after it was revealed that Mr Pilot and Mr Chidambaram had also served as its directors. Whether proved or not it is a matter of concern in terms of UPA here!

• Oil-for-food programme Scam

It is already mentioned and repeated again! What is the part of UPA here?

• Human Trafficking Scam

[Courtesy : timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Human-trafficking-scam-Agents-papers-under-scanner/articleshow/1962525.cms] The suspension of TRS MP from Medak, A Narendra, from his party for his alleged role in the human trafficking case has again brought into sharp focus the documents supposedly issued to several political parties and the police by travel agent Rashid Ali. What is the part of UPA here?

• Cash-for-votes scandal

It is already mentioned and repeated again! Whether proved or not it is a matter of concern in terms of UPA here!

• NREGA Scam

[Courtesy: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/How-a-farmer-busted-NREGA-scam/articleshow/24225356.cms] It was a case of too little, too late for Madhubhai Koli of Amreli district of Gujarat. Three years after he died in 2006, Koli’s bank account received Rs 1,000 for work done under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) programme. An RTI application filed by a farmer in the district has revealed many such tales of injustice. The farmer, Karansinh Rathod, was shocked to learn that he himself was the victim of a scam — four of his family members were shown as MGNREGA workers in 2009, though none had ever applied for work. The government programme guarantees 100 days of employment in a financial year to adult members of any rural household who are willing to do manual work. Whether proved or not it is a matter of concern in terms of UPA here!

• Kandla Port Scam

[Courtesy: dnaindia.com/india/report-kandla-port-trust-land-scam-cbi-files-report-in-delhi-hc-1639375] The CBI on Wednesday apprised the Delhi High Court about the current status of four cases lodged against various persons including two former chairman of Kandla Port Trust for allegedly leasing out 16,000 acres of government land at throwaway prices. The agency, in a fresh status report filed before a bench headed by Acting Chief Justice AK Sikri, said that it has filed charge sheets in two cases and the probe in other two matters has concluded. Dealing with the progress made in one of the cases, the CBI said the Ministry of Shippinghas refused to take action against Rakesh Srivastava, Joint Secretary (Ports). Whether proved or not it is a matter of concern in terms of UPA here!

• US Arms Deal

Could not be identified which is meant by this.!

This post was started in a mood that we have to get the knowledge about the Scandals / Scams during the UPA regime as mentioned in the image of WakeIndiaNow.com received via WhatsApp group. But while finishing this post I’m totally disappointed with the results received. Even though all the scams reported are not of UPA regime it shows how We – The People of India are living like Animals without the sixth sense. The Scams / Scandals who ever may did! but WE – The People of India are the only LOSERS!!

How Could a Leader with Honesty will come from a Selfish Muddy Nasty Births – WE

Shame on US!!!