Censures ‘unauthorized deduction’ of employee salaries
DIMAPUR, APRIL 27 (MExN): The Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland has expressed concern at the “practice of Nagaland government departments deducting salaries of its employees for so called welfare of the Naga Political Groups.” ACAUT Nagaland Chairperson, L Supong Ao and Secretary, Solomon L Awomi, in a press note, termed this practice as “illegal, arbitrary, an open practice of corruption and in total violation of government service rules.”
It stated that no HoD or departmental DDO is authorized to deduct the salary of its employees for payment to any individual or organization. Asserting that there is “no standing government order to such effect,” it added that any departmental official carrying out “such illegal activity is committing a serious offence” and that criminal charges are liable to be framed against such officials.
“The state government is a different entity and the Naga Political Movement is a separate issue,” said ACAUT Nagaland. As such, it cautioned that the erring HoDs and DDOs “shall be held fully responsible for such extra-constitutional acts and prosecuted.” “At a time when the cry is reconciliation and peace, the government departments are directly encouraging factionalism in the movement by doling out money to all the factions through illegal means and such action is deemed anti-Naga,” asserted ACAUT Nagaland.
It further called upon government employees to report unauthorized deduction of salaries to the office of the ACAUT Nagaland or call its Public Grievances Cell at 8974761098, 8974956854, 9856915353 or 9612169539.
