Dimapur, October 18 (MExN): Allegedly snubbed, talked-down and shouted at by the chief engineer of the Public Works Department, contractors walked out of a meeting that had sought to resolve differences concerning the contractors and firms M/s Gayatri & Maytas JV and its sublet contractor MML Narasimham of M/s Ratna. The meeting was held on Monday at Kohima.
According to a press note issued by the Nagaland Government Registered Class-1 Contractors’ Union (NGRC1-CU) today the Chief Engineer started behaving in an unbecoming manner, shouting and scolding the contractors even in the presence of other high government officials and civil society organizations such as the Naga Hoho, the Naga Mothers’ Association and Naga Students’ Federation present in the meeting, the union lamented.
A ‘disappointed’ NGRC1-CU issued a note expressing sadness that engineer-in-chief Vikuotuolie Angami “terribly failed to understand” the attempt of the union to highlight the ‘exploitative agenda’ of M/s Gayatri & Maytas JV on ‘the people of the State of Nagaland.’ Further in response to the threat of the engineer to sue the union, the contractors had also decided to approach the court of Law to redress alleged exploitation and ‘unfair practice’ of the officials of PWD.
“The union has however got all its doubts cleared and that the said meeting was convened by the engineer in chief with one sole motive which is to favor, protect and justify the modus operandi of M/s Gayatri & Maytas JV and its sublet contractor MML Narasimham of M/s Ratna in the state of Nagaland,” the note added. The note was appended by the union’s president KC Angami and general secretary L Pukhato Shohe.
“The union would like to express that since the engineer in chief have undermined the very existence of the NGRC-1CU and has also ridiculed and questioned the contributions of members present to highlight what is their personal contribution to the state and the society. The foul atmosphere created by the engineer in chief warranted for any sensible citizen to walk away from such an unruly behavior,” the NGRCCU said.
According to a press note issued by the Nagaland Government Registered Class-1 Contractors’ Union (NGRC1-CU) today the Chief Engineer started behaving in an unbecoming manner, shouting and scolding the contractors even in the presence of other high government officials and civil society organizations such as the Naga Hoho, the Naga Mothers’ Association and Naga Students’ Federation present in the meeting, the union lamented.
A ‘disappointed’ NGRC1-CU issued a note expressing sadness that engineer-in-chief Vikuotuolie Angami “terribly failed to understand” the attempt of the union to highlight the ‘exploitative agenda’ of M/s Gayatri & Maytas JV on ‘the people of the State of Nagaland.’ Further in response to the threat of the engineer to sue the union, the contractors had also decided to approach the court of Law to redress alleged exploitation and ‘unfair practice’ of the officials of PWD.
“The union has however got all its doubts cleared and that the said meeting was convened by the engineer in chief with one sole motive which is to favor, protect and justify the modus operandi of M/s Gayatri & Maytas JV and its sublet contractor MML Narasimham of M/s Ratna in the state of Nagaland,” the note added. The note was appended by the union’s president KC Angami and general secretary L Pukhato Shohe.
“The union would like to express that since the engineer in chief have undermined the very existence of the NGRC-1CU and has also ridiculed and questioned the contributions of members present to highlight what is their personal contribution to the state and the society. The foul atmosphere created by the engineer in chief warranted for any sensible citizen to walk away from such an unruly behavior,” the NGRCCU said.
