ACAUT Nagaland has appealed to the State Vigilance Commission (SVC), state’s premier investigating agency, to act upon the glaring CAG reports on corruption.
In a press note, ACAUT media cell stated that a complaint letter was submitted to the Commission, through its member, Joel Nillo, seeking immediate intervention, to act upon the glaring CAG reports on corruption.
ACAUT in the letter, appealed to the State vigilance commissioner to take cognizance of the CAG reports for the years 2013-14 and 2014-15. It also urged the SVC to file necessary FIRs and charge sheet against officials/departments involved in misappropriation/misutilization of funds.
The CAG reports have clearly exposed anomalies, capturing the full extent of corruption in the state, which warranted the Vigilance Commission to file suo-moto cases, it said. However, ACAUT said it had not happened.
It is now incumbent upon the SVC to act upon those officials and departments implicated in the report for gross misappropriation and misutilisation of public funds on priority basis, it added.
Welcomes suspension of municipal affairs HoD: ACAUT has welcomed the disciplinary proceedings and suspension of Municipal Affairs additional director & HoD, for his alleged involvement in misappropriation of funds under the 13thth Finance Commission Award, Rajiv Awas Yojana and BSUP Projects.
While lauding the government for taking such measure, ACAUT reminded that it was “just one case among the thousands of undetected corrupt activities happening in one of India’s most corrupted states”.
Further, ACAUT demanded that the investigation agencies should leave no stone unturned in getting to the bottom of the matter. If the accused is found guilty, ACAUT said that the government should not hesitate to give an exemplary punishment even to the extent of seizing the assets, thereby setting an example for all.