Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Chingwang Konyak has reiterated the demand for a CBI probe into the Nagaland Road Development Project scam and resignation of chief minister Neiphiu Rio on moral ground.
The CLP leader, who had earlier alleged the involvement of the chief minister’s son in the scam, in a press statement said the chief minister should own moral responsibility for the scam and resign from chief ministership since it was Rio who as Finance minister had released the “Fraud Money.”
Chingwang also questioned that if at all the chief minister was “clean as claimed”, than why he had not handed over the enquiry of the scam to the CBI, as recommended by the Executive Council during President’s Rule.
“Perhaps due to his vulnerability to the outcome of the enquiry if carried out impartially,” he said.
On the counter-allegation of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) that the Congress was the ‘initiator’ of the Nagaland Road Development Project scam and had manipulated the project, Chingwang said the allegation was “totally meaningless.”
“Infact it was the Executive Engineer of that time (2006-07) who had manipulated and embezzled the project fund without implementing the work,” he claimed.
Chingwang also said the statement of CMO terming the “just request” of the
Leader of the Opposition as jealous, envious and immature was “just madness.”
He said the chief minister being the head of the executive, should have full knowledge of the happenings in the scam project.
The CLP leader also affirmed that the Congress Party was totally committed to all round development and welfare of its citizens, irrespective of tribe, socio-economic status, religious denominations and political affiliations.
He further assured that the CLP would play a positive, responsible and constructive role to the government of the day, so that the “benefits of development do not conceal itself in few pockets without actually executing them.”
Monday, July 28, 2025