Difficulties of former minister Alamgir Alam increased, day-to-day hearing started on the orders of Supreme Court:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Former Rural Development Minister of Jharkhand Alamgir Alam And the legal noose is getting tightened in the famous ₹35 crore tender scam involving his close ones. According to the report of ‘Live Hindustan’, after the strict stance of the Supreme Court, the special PMLA court of Ranchi has heard the matter in this case. ‘Day-to-day’ Hearing has started. This step of the court is being considered as an effort to reach the verdict in this big corruption case as soon as possible.

What is this ₹35 crore tender scam?

This case is related to taking huge commission in return for allotment of tenders in the Rural Development Department of Jharkhand. Last year, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Alamgir Alam’s personal secretary Sanjeev Lal from the house of his domestic help. Cash worth more than ₹32 crore Was recovered.

Network of Corruption: Investigation revealed that in the name of awarding tenders, a certain percentage of commission was collected from engineers and contractors, a large part of which allegedly reached the top.

Alamgir Alam’s arrest: ED had arrested Alamgir Alam after a long interrogation, after which he had to lose his ministerial post.

Supreme Court intervention and ‘day-to-day’ trial

In view of Alamgir Alam’s bail plea and the long drawn out case, the Supreme Court had given clear instructions to the trial court to expedite the hearing of this high-profile case.

Appearance of witnesses: Now the court will record the statements of witnesses in this case every day. The prosecution (ED) has presented many important documents and evidence in its charge sheet, which will now be debated quickly.

Effect on bail: Legal experts believe that with the start of ‘day-to-day’ hearing, the path to bail for Alamgir Alam may become more difficult, because the court now wants to give a quick decision on the merits of the case.

Impact on politics of Jharkhand

Amidst the upcoming political movements in Jharkhand, the hearing of this scam remains a challenge for the state government. The opposition (BJP) is continuously cornering the ruling coalition on this issue. Alamgir Alam has been counted among the prominent leaders of Congress, hence the political circles are keeping a close eye on the daily updates of this case.