Odisha Soochana Adhikar Abhijan
Plot No.-101,
Madhusudan Nagar, Bhubaneswar
Ref.No.-OSAA/110/2/2025 Date-
27.2.25
To
The Chief Secretary
Government of Odisha
Bhubaneswar
Sub- Seeking an inquiry into illegalities and irregularities in allotment
of land/plot to Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) , Bhubaneswar
by IDCO , Govt. of Odisha
Sir
We the
Social Activists fighting against
corruption in Odisha bring to your
kind notice the following matter of public concern relating to IDCO land
scam for
your urgent intervention and
necessary action.
1. That, in 2013, the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India produced its Audit Report ( under the
caption head Report of
Comptroller and Auditor General of India -General and Social Sector Volume-3 for
the year ended March 2012) to Govt. of Odisha on
irregularities and
illegalities on allotment of land
by IDCO to KIIT (Kalinga
Institute of Industrial Technology) along
with other Companies and Institutions in Chandaka Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar.
This CAG has highlighted how
KIIT of Achyut Samant and IDCO officials are
hand in glove in illegal
transfer of land by IDCO and undue
favour shown by IDCO officials to
Achyut Samant and allotted 82 acres
of land illegally.
2. In 2014, this
Report was placed
in the assembly by the then BJD Govt. which created
uproar among the MLAs
and the Civil Society Groups outside
assembly generating demand
for CBI inquiry into land scam in
Odisha.
3. In view
of mass protest and demand of the
opposition parties and Civil Society Groups demanding for CBI inquiry into land scam, the State Govt. constituted
a Task Force under Chairmanship
of Dr. Taradatt on 3rd June 2014
to inquire into huge
illegalities and irregularities
in allotment of land and plot by BDA, CDA, GA and Odisha State Housing
Board. But astonishingly, the Govt. did
not hand over IDCO land scam to
Task Force for inquiry. It was
alleged that in order to protect all irregularities of land allotted to Achyut Samant, the then Govt. did not authorize task force to conduct an inquiry into it.
4. So, we request
your Govt. to constitute an inquiry
team to conduct thorough
investigation into IDCO land scam ( illegal allotment of land
to KIIT and other institutions)
and bring to limelight and take necessary legal action against KIIT and other
Institutions.
CAG
Report is attached for reference.
Thanking you
Yours sincerely
Members of
OSAA
