SHILLONG, Sep 15: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday said there is no rule that mandates that the report of an independent inquiry has to be placed in the public domain.
He said if anybody has any concern about it, the government will be happy to share the details.
He was reacting to a query about making the report of inquiry into alleged irregularities in the Power department and the “rice scam” public.
“Only when it is an inquiry under the Commission of Inquiry Act, it is required to be placed in the House or the public domain,” he said, adding the government has shared the findings.
After the report of inquiry into the killing of former HNLC leader Cheristerfield Thangkhiew was made public, it was expected that the government will do the same in the other cases including the rice scam, alleged irregularities in the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited and the Power department.
CM rules out probe into alleged mess in Pine Mount
Sangma ruled out an inquiry, for the time being, into the alleged misappropriation of funds in the prestigious Pine Mount School.
He said the Education department is examining the matter and he has also asked the Chief Secretary to look into it.
Stating that the school and the students are suffering due to ongoing issues, he said the government will take necessary steps. He also said it is too early to say if there will be an inquiry.
“If something is found wrong in the initial finding, we can take a call,” the CM said.
The government has constituted a four-member committee to probe the various charges levelled against school principal Aiom Ksiar Diengdoh by the teachers.
The teachers are demanding Diengdoh’s removal after alleging that she has failed to deliver. She, however, said she was a victim of “internal politics”. She said some teachers resorted to a smear campaign against her.
Over 1,000 alumni of the school have already petitioned Sangma seeking his immediate intervention in the alleged mismanagement in the school.
‘Procedures followed for NPP office construction’
A day after RTI activist Disparsing Rani claimed the NPP’s under-construction office at Bivar Road is illegal since no permission record was available, Sangma, who is also the party’s national president, claimed due procedures were followed for construction.
“All necessary papers have been shown and we have got all the documents. Time and again, our president and general secretary have asked the Urban Affairs department if there is anything else which needs to be submitted or missing. We have not received any notification from anybody,” he said.
Rani had claimed there are no records or documents to show the NPP obtained permission to construct the office.
