A Correspondent
ITANAGAR: The Young Arunachal Movement (YAM) has demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged multi-crore scam in the PMGSY tender process in the State. In this respect, the YAM has demanded the termination of the secretary-cum-chief executive officer (CEO) of Arunachal Rural Road Development Agency (ARRDA) Kapa Kholie.
Addressing the media here at the Press Club on Wednesday, YAM general secretary Tana Tamar said that along with Kapa Kholie, chief engineer, RWD western zone, Taking Welly, chief engineer RWD eastern zone, Kago Tabio and SFAO RWD S Bowmick should be suspended from service for a free and fair probe by the CBI.
He said that the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) had sanctioned 153 roads and 55 bridges in batch–I and 115 roads and 35 numbers of bridges in batch-II of the year 2018-19 under the regular PMGSY for the State with a total cost of Rs 3882.43 crore.
“Tenders were floated for all the 268 roads projects and 90 bridge project but unfortunately the work is being awarded violating all the norms under CPWD, the standard bid documents, the guidelines in the operation manual and the advisory of MRD under secretary-cum-CEO ARRDA,” he said adding that the pick and choose method was worked to deprive the genuine firms.
Tamar also alleged that Kholie has appointed himself as the CEO of ARRDA and later being as CEO, he again appointed himself as the Chairman of Financial Bid Evaluation Committee (FBEC) for all the PMGSY tender work. “How can an officer working for the State Government appoint himself as CEO and later the Chairman of FBEC,” Tamar questioned.