SHILLONG: Satish Verma, Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), NEEPCO has come under scanner for filing alleged false complaint against P.C. Pankaj, Chairman and Managing Director of the corporation, who had superannuated recently and two other senior officials and also allegedly protecting the HR Manager Abhishek Kumar who is facing suspension.
A day after Verma lodged complaints with police against the NEEPCO chief, in a statement issued here on Saturday NEEPCO said that the attempt of the CVO is to tarnish the image of the management .
“The allegation that CMD had extorted money from Kumar, Manager (HR) posted in vigilance wing is false, malicious and without any basis. In fact the management had initiated disciplinary proceedings against Kumar on this very account which the CVO is trying to scuttle by various dubious means,” NEEPCO said.
According to NEEPCO, the CVO had facilitated the non- compliance of suspension order by way of sending Kumar to an unknown destination from the date of suspension.
” It is surprising that the CVO has filed the FIRs now on behalf of Kumar for the alleged extortion between May 2014 to August 2014 which itself smacks of ulterior motive. Moreover, the intention of the CVO in filing a FIR against senior officials of NEEPCO on behalf of Kumar is itself questionable”, NEEPCO said.
According to NEEPCO, the allegation of the CVO that between June 23 – 30, senior officials did not allow him to discharge his duties by sealing the office of his subordinate officer Kumar is also false.
“In fact the CVO has been obstructing the due process of disciplinary proceedings against Kumar by illegally allowing him to continue to work in vigilance wing , Shillong inspite of his transfer out of Shillong,” NEEPCO said .
Further the CVO allowed Kumar to go on tour to an unknown destination to facilitate non -receipt of the suspension order by Kumar “who is still absconding and not recording his attendance”, the statement said.
“As regards sealing of the office chamber of Kumar is concerned, the same has already been unsealed on receipt of communication from vigilance department”, the statement said.
Stating that the allegation that Rs 48,000 was extorted from Kumar by senior officials is false, NEEPCO said that the allegation has been made with mala-fide motive.
NEEPCO refereed to the media reports that Verma, CVO , NEEPCO was issued a charge memo by the Ministry of Home Affairs, for being absent from duty, unauthorisedly travelling without permission and for violation of service conduct rules for officers of All India Services.
“This only reflects the conspiracy angle to malign the image of the NEEPCO management” the statement added.
