Kohima, July 2 (MExN): The NPF Legislature Party (NPFLP) on Friday demanded for all financial grants made by the Government of India to the State Government to be made available in the public domain.
Responding to the statement issued by Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) on June 30, the NPFLP said that its statements and press releases “were strictly based on the spheres of the Governance of the State headed by the Chief Minister.”
The NDPP had issued its statement after the NPF’s representation to the Governor seeking a probe into the government’s expenditures. While providing clarifications on various issues raised by the NPF, the NDPP had also said that it was “unbecoming of a responsible opposition party” to bring up such issues during the pandemic.
In this regard, the NPFLP said that the memorandum submitted by the NPFLP to the Governor is firm and more valid for Central competent investigative agency/agencies to probe with due prosecution sanction accorded/grant under his Constitutional competencies at the earliest.
The NPFLP said that when its voice is “summarily rejected by the ruling conglomerate (PDA) not by rational nor by truthfulness but through their numerical strength and arrogances of the NDPP Leadership,” the Party has to approach the Governor’s office so that the latter can “accord and grant prosecution sanction against those Ministers including CM” under the relevant Constitutional provisions.
While stating that other relevant issues mentioned in the NDPP’s statement like Sovima Cricket Ground, Chiethu Airport etc., “need not be repeatedly explained" since it is already in the notice of the Governor through its memorandum, the NPFLP demanded for all financial grants made by the Government of India to be made available in the public domain which include:
1. PM Special Packages for COVID-19 Pandemic
2. Union Finance Ministry grant/sanctions for COVID-19 Pandemic
3. Ministry of H&FW
4. Home Ministry
5. DONER Ministry
6. NEC
7. Borrowing & loan taken under different Financial Institutions both from Private & Public Undertakings indicating rate of interest from such Financial Institutions.
8. From which Fund/Chargeable Head the Rs 30 crores was taken out and given to the CIHSR
9. Whether Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) was floated in the public domain
A. How many Firms had submitted tender?
B. Publish the Name & addresses of the different registered Firms
C. What were their quoted rates for the Construction of Pre-Engineered Acute Care Facility for 200 bedded Hospital at CIHSR ?
10. Where is the clearance given by:-
A. Department of Planning & Co-Ordination
B. Finance concurrence
C. The State Cabinet
It further questioned the transfer of Rs 30 crore to CIHSR which is a completely private autonomous society as per the May 27, 2005 MoU.
The NPFLP demanded immediate answers to its questions from the government of the State in the larger interest of public service.
Further, it urged the Governor to invoke his “Constitutional competencies and grant necessary prosecution sanctions to the competent Central Investigative Agency so as to book the culprits and obligation of the due process of law.”
