State BJP questions govt decision to inaugurate incomplete sports complex

TURA, Dec 15: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the state government of hastily announcing the inauguration of the “incomplete” PA Sangma stadium at Dakopgre in Tura, even as a source close to the chief minister informed that only completed portion of the stadium would be inaugurated.
Earlier in the day, a government statement had informed that the inauguration of the much-awaited PA Sangma stadium will take place on Friday.
Following the announcement, BJP state vice president Bernard N Marak, while accusing the government of taking the step to gain political mileage, said, “During our visit to the stadium, we found that the ground is not completed and the iron beam on the right side of the entrance is found bent and has been somehow straightened with extra welding, which is easily visible. It poses danger to the public which should not be ignored by the contractors.”
Bernard added that the upgrade of the stadium was funded by the BJP government through the Ministry of Minority Affairs, amounting to Rs 2,267 lakh.
Out of this, central share Rs 2040.3 lakhs has been released, he informed.
Bernard, while also questioning why central ministers were not invited for the programme, asserted that substandard work of the project and many other projects need to be thoroughly investigated.
Meanwhile, a source close to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma earlier informed that there are some parts of the Rs 127.7 crore sports complex project that are yet to be completed.
Hence, only the completed section (main ground) would be inaugurated on Friday, it was informed.
A release from the government earlier in the day had also mentioned that the complex will be fully completed by the end of 2023.