Under fire Pranab returns house to Odisha govt

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jul 31, 2014 at 6:37 PM Updated On : Jul 31, 2014 at 10:53 PM

Reported by Chinmaya Dehury
Bhubaneswar, July 31:

Giving in to pressure from various quarters, including opposition and his own party men, Pranab Kumar Balabantaray, MLA son of BJD MP Kalpataru Das, today returned one of the houses allotted to him under the discretionary quota to the Odisha government.

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“I have returned a house to the BDA and have informed the chief minister and the BDA vice chairman about this. I took the decision to keep intact the clean image of the party,” the Dharmasala MLA told media persons here.

He has returned one flat -E 09 – that he had got under discretionary quota in Netaji Subash Enclave in Bhubaneswar.

Balbantaray had taken possession of both the houses at Netaji Subhas Enclave at Gadakana here in June 2011.

Kalpataru’s wife too had got a plot under the discretionary quota in Bhuaneswar.

While Opposition Congress and BJP legislators had raised the issue in the Assembly, senior BJD leaders Damodar Rout, Ananta Das, Kalindi Behera, Debasish Samantray and Ashok Panda had criticised Kalpataru for having several houses and plots violating the law. They had alleged it had tarnished the image of party as well as the chief minister.

Even as Balabantaray returned the house under pressure from various quarters, Housing and Urban Development Minister Puspendra Singhdeo’s laconic statement on the issue has surprised many.

“If there are any illegalities, we will be taking appropriate steps after going through the matter,” said the Minister.

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JAYANTA KUMAR DAS (RTI ACTIVIST). says 10 years ago

Returning the house is not the end of this issue, by doing this he not doing any mercy on Odisha people, Criminal case should be filed against Pranab Kumar Balabantaray and he should be sent to jail along with his mother who is also involved in this land fraud. Let us know whether there is any different act and rule, defined in law, for these corrupt politicians and bureaucrats not to be arrested them after committing crime.

Father’s surname is “Das” ans son’s surname is “Balabantray”. Different surnames are used by these corrupt politicians for investment of their black money in purchasing costly lands in different names and titles.

Half of Bhubaneswar was being distributed like a Birth Day Cake among corrupt and shameless politicians and bureaucrats.

JAYANTA KUMAR DAS (RTI ACTIVIST), 9861770749(M)

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