Saturday, April 30 2005 15:57 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Patna: The Centre has sought from the Bihar Government a detailed status report on multi-million flood-relief scam, Chief Secretary K A H Subramanian said today (Apr 30, 2005).

Subramanian said at State secretariat in Patna that he had received a message from Union Home Ministry seeking a report on the flood relief provided to lakhs of marooned people of north Bihar last year (2004).

The Chief Secretary said that no time frame had been mentioned for sending the report, but said that he would send the report as soon as possible.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Communist Party Of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India - Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) (Liberation) have already sought CBI probe into the scam to unravel the truth.

Governor Buta Singh has also said he would not delay ordering a CBI probe into the matter if the State vigilance investigation bureau failed to carry out "an impartial and honest" investigation.