Jammu Oct 28: The Congress today slammed the Deputy CM Nirmal Singh for writing a letter to the then Principal Secretary Power Sandeep Nayak to allot the work of Rs 700 crore solar power project in Kathua in favour of a Chennai based firm India Energy Private ltd without tenders.
Targeting Nirmal over the issue, Congress legislators and leaders Haji Abdul Rashid, G. M Saroori, Mohd Amin Bhat, Ajaz Ahmed Khan, Ch. Akram, Mumtaz Khan, Gulzar Ahmed Wani, Mumtaz Khan, Ab. Majeed Wani, Mahohar Lal, Yogesh Sawhney, Mickey Singh, Naresh Gupta, Sham Lal Bhagat, Ashok Kumar, Aslam Goni, Salman Nizami, Sheikh Mujeeb, Arun Singh Raju in a joint statement said that Dy CM had written a letter for the allotment of work to a private firm, demanding CBI probe.
The congress leaders stressed that the letter raises several doubts, which Nirmal should clarify and asked “Why the Dy. CM has not written the letter for the open tenders when the amount is more than 700 crores and why he has not written any letter for other developmental projects?.
In the letter of the Dy CM’s OSD it reads “As desired by the Dy CM, Principal Secretary Power is requested to take immediate steps for signing the power purchase agreement with the India Energy Private Ltd so that the 100 MW Solar power plant at Chan Arorian Kathua is executed by the agency.
The leaders demanded a CBI probe over the scam they said such favours involving several private firms have taken place in the few months. Granting of funds for all works without tenders should be probed and the govt must ensure that the private contractors and companies should bid according to the govt guidelines. The contractors are looting the state exchequer with the help of BJP and PDP Ministers. Till the probe is not ordered no tenders or allotment should be floated.
The leaders further stated that the Dy CM is directly responsible, he now cannot hide behind any argument, no office staff can be used as a shield, Dy CM must introspect and impose the moral censure of quitting the office. Lashing out at the PDP and BJP govt the leaders said, the govt term is full of corruption and this is a biggest scam of the present govt.
There are many MP, Minister’s and MLA’s behind the scene who have partnership in contracts outside and neighboring states owning assets and benami properties. The Congress leaders urges Chief Minister J&K to intervene and hand over case to CBI for impartial probe as the case has ramification within and outside the state also.
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