Gujarat government transferred Surendranagar District Magistrate Rajendrakumar Patel on Wednesday (24 December). No new responsibility has been assigned to him at present. This step of the government has come at a time when a junior officer posted in the District Magistrate’s office has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case related to bribery.

On Tuesday, ED took a major action in Surendranagar and raided the house of Revenue Officer Chandrasingh Mori posted in the District Magistrate’s office. During this period, Rs 67.50 lakh cash was recovered from his residence. ED alleges that this amount is related to bribe and it was kept under money laundering. Mori was arrested in this case.

According to the notification issued by the General Administration Department, Rajendrakumar Patel has been removed from the post of Surendranagar District Magistrate with immediate effect. His services have been placed under GAD till further orders. This means that at present he will not handle the responsibility of any district or department.

New in-charge District Magistrate appointed

It has also been made clear in the notification that District Development Officer K.S. Yagnik has been given additional charge of Surendranagar District Magistrate till further orders. This interim arrangement has been made to ensure that there is no interruption in administrative work.

presented in court

After his arrest, Chandrasingh Mori was produced in a special PMLA court here on Wednesday. On the demand of ED, the court has sent him to ED custody till January 1. ED is now investigating how the recovered cash was collected and who else could be involved in it.

Now everyone’s eyes are on the further investigation by ED and the next decisions of the government. It is believed that more names may also come under the ambit of investigation, while political and administrative discussions have intensified regarding the transfer of the District Magistrate.

Congress MP Geniben Thakor has once again raised the demand to give Gau Mata the status of ‘National Mother’. He said that the people of the whole country, saints and trusts of Gaushala are all demanding this in the same voice. He appealed to the Gujarat government to give the status of ‘State Mata’ to ‘Gau Mata’ at least at the state level.

Was raised in Lok Sabha also

Geniben Thakor said, “There is only one demand for the people of the overall country. Those who believe in the saint and cow mother, the trustee of Gaushala, who is the only demand of the Gaushala that Gau Mata should get the status of national mother. When I get a chance to speak in the Lok Sabha, I said that cow mother should get the status of national mother.”

Congress MP Geniben Thakor further said, “When there was a government of Eknath Shinde in Maharashtra, he also gave the status of Rajya Mata to Gau Mata in Maharashtra.”

Appeal to Gujarat government too

Congress MP Geniben Thakor clearly said that he has officially taken steps on this issue. The MP said, “I have also written a letter to the Kutch Collector. All the saints are making the same demand that Gau Mata should get the status of national mother.”

Congress MP Geniben Thakor said that at least the government of Gujarat should give the status of state mother to Gaumata. This is the demand of the people and with the demand, I am also standing with the sage saints and whatever the people of Gujarat, standing with them. “

Geniben Thakor said that he is not alone on this issue, but common people are also standing with him. He says that the government should take steps in this direction, respecting the sentiments of the public.