The state minister for rural development and cooperatives has alleged he failed to register a piece of land because he could not pay a bribe.
Swapan Bhattacharjee raised the allegation at a rally in his constituency Jashore’s Monirampur on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.
He said the local sub-registry office put up a notice boasting it is “free from corruption”.
“Is this information correct? No work is done at the sub-registry office without money. I went to register a piece of land last week, but the registration was not done because I could not pay the bribe,” the state minister alleged.
The local authorities and an NGO organised the rally to raise awareness about the people’s right to information marking International Day for Universal Access to Information.