chandigarh shiromani akali dal sad president sukhbir singh badal accused the congress of siphoning off rs 1000 crore under the mahatama gandhi national rural employment guarantee act mgnrega in connivance with state government officials he has demanded an independent probe in the caseexpressing indignation at the misuse of funds meant for the poor the sad president said an inquiry by a central team detected gross irregularities in two districts of punjab he urged union agriculture minister narendra tomar to forward the case to cbi for a probe into misappropriation of mgnrega fundssukhbir alleged that material component was billed to companies owned by cronies of congress mlas and material worth crores was shown to be purchased from the firms on paper work which has not even started on the ground has been shown to be completed and even payments have been made on the basis of rough estimates he allegedthe sad president alleged that congress legislators opened tile making and bench making factories to siphon off central funds even culverts pavements and sheds have been constructed on personal premises and funds have been utilised beyond jurisdiction for political benefits in connivance with raw material suppliers and gram panchayats he saidjob cards had been issued to ineligible people and even deceased persons had been put on the mgnrega job list alleged sukhbir he added that this scam had had been effected in connivance with the state government which was why no action had been taken against those running it when a central team detected huge regularities like fake labour force inflated bills and substandard quality of works he alleged that the congress government in punjab was trying to put a lid on the scam