Levelling several serious allegations against the deputy transport commissioner Sudhanshu Garg, the president of Dehradun Mahanagar City Bus Seva Mahasangh, Vijay Vardhan Dandriyal averred that the State Government has not taken any action against Garg despite having sufficient pieces of evidence.
When Garg was posted in Rishikesh as assistant transport officer, he approved a fitness certificate of a bus that had an accident on the way to Badrinath due to technical glitches in which several passengers had died, informed Dandriyal. He said that Garg had also approved a fitness certificate to a truck on February 12, 1998 which was actually in the custody of the police at that time. Furthermore, Dandriyal said that the authorities seized two trucks with the same number plates in the year 2017 but instead of filing a case against the truck operator, he was fined with a mere sum of penalty which happened under the then regional transport officer of Dehradun, Sudhanshu Garg.
Dandriyal said that he received this information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and added that despite having so many accusations and evidence against Garg, he is still in a high position in the transport department. “I had sent a complaint letter with all the documents to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways which have directed the State Government to take action in this matter but our government is doing nothing,” said Dandriyal. He said that the state government speaks about zero tolerance for corruption but refrains from taking actions against the culprits in the government departments. He stated that he will continue to fight in this matter until the authorities take appropriate action.
Friday, 27 November 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
