SHILLONG: The NPP has asked the State Government to immediately release the report of the judicial inquiry commission into GHADC scam pending for the last four years.
It was on December 29, 2012 that the judicial inquiry commission headed by Justice (retd) P.G. Agarwal submitted the report to the government after probing the alleged financial irregularities and illegal appointments in the GHADC.
NPP legislator James Sangma told reporters on Tuesday that the release of the report was delayed by the government on the pretext that the Finance department was examining the matter.
“The report is being stalled by Chief Minister Mukul Sangma who is holding the Finance portfolio and this is an unhealthy trend,” James said.
According to James, people will be emboldened if no action is taken against those involved in the scam.
It was during the tenure of then GHADC CEM P K Sangma, who was with NCP, that the alleged financial irregularities took place in the GHADC in 2009-10.
Later, Sangma joined the Congress and unsuccessfully contested both the 2013 Assembly polls and the GHADC polls held on October 12 last year.
The scam in GHADC surfaced after the then Deputy Commissioner of West Garo Hills, Sanjay Goyal conducted an audit report and found out financial irregularities including illegal appointments in the Council in 2009-10.
Later, on October 19, 2010 the State Government notified the inquiry commission headed by Agarwal.
The terms of reference for the commission set by the government included the need to probe the facts and circumstances leading to the financial instability in GHADC and also to examine financial irregularities and misappropriation of funds committed by the Council.
