Investigation to ascertain political angle now: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

HSLC QUESTION PAPER LEAK

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The Assam Police will investigate if the HSLC (High School Leaving Certificate) examination question paper leak episode has any political conspiracy. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma dropped a broad hint towards this end before the media today.

Speaking to the media in New Delhi today, the Chief Minister said, “It has come to light that one of the masterminds in the question paper leak episode is a former office-bearer of the Congress. He is the headmaster of a school. This headmaster leaked the question papers. We will now see if the headmaster leaked the question paper for money or to serve any political purpose. Now, the students should face the examination undisturbed. We need to make all HSLC students sit for the examinations.”

On the misappropriation of MPLAD funds allocated to Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan that led to the suspension of four ACS officers, the Chief Minister said, “The suspension of the four officers is just departmental action. Criminal action will start now. Villagers say that some roads have been shown in lists as having been constructed without actually constructing them on the ground. Even the four officers admitted that fraudulently issued checks were taken from them. They said that they had not signed the checks. The officers had also filed a case at the Dispur Police Station in that connection.”

The Chief Minister further said, “The police have not yet made him (the MP) an accused in the case. The police have not even interrogated him in this connection. If he safeguards the officers and the contractors, he will not be beyond suspicion. If he thinks that the roads shown on the list were constructed, he can write a letter to me showing the roads on the ground.”

On the four Khalistani supporters brought to the Dibrugarh Jail by the Punjab Police, the Chief Minister said, “Sometimes, people arrested in one state are kept in other states. As per my information, the Punjab Government sent four arrested persons to the Dibrugarh Jail. We will keep them under our custody.”

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