New Delhi: Alleging a multi-crore scam in a primary education scheme in the state, the BJP on Sunday demanded the resignation of Andhra Pradesh's Primary Education Minister N Rajyalakshmi taking moral responsibility.
Andhra Pradesh state BJP chief Bandaru Dattatreya alleged in Hyderabad that the state government was involved in many scams and siphoning of funds meant for the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) was the latest.
Dattatreya told PTI that the government had allegedly submitted wrong accounts to the Centre about unutilised money allotted for the scheme, a Centrally sponsored programme to provide education to poor children in rural areas.
He demanded an enquiry by a sitting high court judge into alleged irregularities in the SSA project.
Two persons – V Subrahmanyam, an assistant accounts officer in the SSA project, and Sarasa Devi, a former teacher who runs an advertising agency – were arrested for allegedly siphoning of over Rs 7.40 crore sanctioned under the programme and were sent to judicial custody.
The scandal came to light when the education department's financial controller, during an internal audit, found some employees had allegedly diverted funds sanctioned for schools to prepare teaching aids and improve infrastructure.
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