04-11-2007, 09:42 AM
<b>EC Navin Chawla gets guards, taxpayer the bill </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->New Delhi: Election Commissioner Navin Chawla is in the news once again. And this time itâs for all the wrong reasons.
The Auditor General's office has accused Chawla of misusing his powers when he was chairman of the erstwhile Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB).
<b>Chawla, as chairman, allegedly deployed security guards meant for securing power plants at his house. The arrangement continued even after he became Election Commissioner, and the bill that Chawla and another ex-Chairman ran up was Rs 44 lakh.</b>
Documents with CNN-IBN show that no prior approval was taken from the Board and there was no threat analysis done either.
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The Auditor General's office has accused Chawla of misusing his powers when he was chairman of the erstwhile Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB).
<b>Chawla, as chairman, allegedly deployed security guards meant for securing power plants at his house. The arrangement continued even after he became Election Commissioner, and the bill that Chawla and another ex-Chairman ran up was Rs 44 lakh.</b>
Documents with CNN-IBN show that no prior approval was taken from the Board and there was no threat analysis done either.
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