<p>A Right to Information activist on Friday filed a case in a Delhi court against Congress legislator Kanwal Karan Singh for illegally encroaching upon government land for a petrol pump. <br /><br /></p>.<p>RTI activist and advocate Vivek Garg filed the case against Karan Singh, an MLA from the Model Town Assembly constituency. <br /><br />Caused losses<br /><br />The complainant, citing various documents accessed through RTI, alleged that Singh had caused losses worth crores of rupees to the government exchequer. <br /><br />“The evidence clearly proves the unlawful activities, corrupt practices and malafide intention of the accused Singh,” said Garg. <br /><br />He added that Singh had committed the offences of cheating, fraud, corruption and criminal breach of trust. <br /><br />“The matter has been listed for hearing on July 4 before the additional chief metropolitan magistrate, Smita Garg. <br /><br />However Singh’s personal secretary, M.N. Mishra denied the allegations levelled against the legislator. <br /><br />Mishra said a petrol pump is allotted with the approval of the union government through a proper process. <br /><br />“We have not encroached any government property illegally,” said Mishra.<br /></p>
<p>A Right to Information activist on Friday filed a case in a Delhi court against Congress legislator Kanwal Karan Singh for illegally encroaching upon government land for a petrol pump. <br /><br /></p>.<p>RTI activist and advocate Vivek Garg filed the case against Karan Singh, an MLA from the Model Town Assembly constituency. <br /><br />Caused losses<br /><br />The complainant, citing various documents accessed through RTI, alleged that Singh had caused losses worth crores of rupees to the government exchequer. <br /><br />“The evidence clearly proves the unlawful activities, corrupt practices and malafide intention of the accused Singh,” said Garg. <br /><br />He added that Singh had committed the offences of cheating, fraud, corruption and criminal breach of trust. <br /><br />“The matter has been listed for hearing on July 4 before the additional chief metropolitan magistrate, Smita Garg. <br /><br />However Singh’s personal secretary, M.N. Mishra denied the allegations levelled against the legislator. <br /><br />Mishra said a petrol pump is allotted with the approval of the union government through a proper process. <br /><br />“We have not encroached any government property illegally,” said Mishra.<br /></p>