VARANASI: An order of Bhadohi district magistrate Rajendra Prasad issued on April 29 asking people to download Aarogya Setu app and also give Rs 100 has created furore as Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other opposition leaders utilised it for targeting the Central and sate governments. The DM, however, said on Saturday it was a a clerical mistake and has been corrected.
Through a letter (no 163/ Apda lipik/2020, dated April 28) DM Bhadohi had fixed targets for many officials of district administration and head of various departments to ensure installation of Aarogya Setu app. A line of this letter read ‘ensure contribution of Rs 100 only in PM Care Fund by persons following installation of Aarogya Setu App’.
This letter went viral on social media, after which many opposition parties started targeting the government and officials.
Through her tweet, which also contained the copy of the letter, Priyanka said: “Jab Janta trahimam kar rahi hai, ration, pani, nakadi ki killat hai, aur sarkari mahkama sabse sau-sau rupaye PM care fund k liye vasool raha hai. Tab har najariye se uchit rahega ki PM care fund ki sarkari audit bhi ho?. Desh se bhag chuke bank choro ke 68000 crore maaf huye uska hisaab hona chahiye (When people are in deep crisis of ration, water and cash, the government machinery is realising Rs 100 from people for PM Care Fund. From this point of view, government audit of PM Care Fund should also be done. Account should also be given for the waiver of Rs 68,000 crores of bank defaulters).”
Contacted on Saturday, DM Bhadohi said, “It was a clerical error. While reviewing the progress in work of installation of Aarogya Setu app by people in the district, I had fixed target for each official. With other instructions issued in this regard I had asked them to appeal the people to make contribution of Rs 100 in PM care fund. But, this appeal was mentioned in the letter in a different way, which caused nuisance. Another letter with correction in order had also been issued on April 29.”
Through a letter (no 163/ Apda lipik/2020, dated April 28) DM Bhadohi had fixed targets for many officials of district administration and head of various departments to ensure installation of Aarogya Setu app. A line of this letter read ‘ensure contribution of Rs 100 only in PM Care Fund by persons following installation of Aarogya Setu App’.
This letter went viral on social media, after which many opposition parties started targeting the government and officials.
Through her tweet, which also contained the copy of the letter, Priyanka said: “Jab Janta trahimam kar rahi hai, ration, pani, nakadi ki killat hai, aur sarkari mahkama sabse sau-sau rupaye PM care fund k liye vasool raha hai. Tab har najariye se uchit rahega ki PM care fund ki sarkari audit bhi ho?. Desh se bhag chuke bank choro ke 68000 crore maaf huye uska hisaab hona chahiye (When people are in deep crisis of ration, water and cash, the government machinery is realising Rs 100 from people for PM Care Fund. From this point of view, government audit of PM Care Fund should also be done. Account should also be given for the waiver of Rs 68,000 crores of bank defaulters).”
Contacted on Saturday, DM Bhadohi said, “It was a clerical error. While reviewing the progress in work of installation of Aarogya Setu app by people in the district, I had fixed target for each official. With other instructions issued in this regard I had asked them to appeal the people to make contribution of Rs 100 in PM care fund. But, this appeal was mentioned in the letter in a different way, which caused nuisance. Another letter with correction in order had also been issued on April 29.”
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