OMG – Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar involved in ‘MGNREGA’ Scam

The biggest MGNREGA scam in Goa has been revealed. The shocking fact is that a number of celebrity names have been found on the list of beneficiaries. From Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, Aamir Khan, Kapil Dev, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvaraj Singh and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, the information was obtained from the state government’s Rural Development Agency under the Right to Information Act by the NGO Goa Parivartan Manch.

As per sources, the NGO today alleged that, “Money was being siphoned off in the implementation of the United Progressive Alliance’s flagship scheme in the state by making payments to bogus beneficiaries. GPM convener Yatish Naik said that wages of Rs. 100 per day for 150 days were made in the name of aforesaid celebrities and even their spouses and children.”

The list is from Chimbel area, a hub of labour market, which has more than a thousand MGNREGA beneficiaries. The NGO has petitioned President Pranab Mukherjee, requesting him to ask concerned authorities to investigate the scam. The scheme is implemented by the Rural Development Agency of the Goa government. GPM leaders today also met Goa Governor B V Wanchoo and sought his intervention. The list has the name of former Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting and family members ‘Rikli, Micky and Rosy’, Indian cricketer Yuvaraj Singh with family member ‘Josl’, Rahul Dravid with family member ‘Resma and Arjun’. Sachin’s wife and two children and the entire family of Amitabh Bachchan, including his mother Teji, figure in the list.