Itanagar: The People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) has dared Chief Minister Pema Khandu to come clean on all the allegations of corruption against him and the state government.
The PPA in a statement on Thursday said that new allegations of corruption in various departments under the state government including the chief minister’s office have been surfacing in the public domain with every passing day.
“The numerous litigations against the state government including the APPSC paper-leak fiasco and the APSSB issue more or less points to the systematic rot and the politico-bureaucratic nexus in draining the state’s wealth and human talent. Even if the intention of those individuals or organizations raising the matter is political, the serious charges of corruption cannot be overlooked. The chief minister has to come clean on the issue. Terming every allegation leveled against the state government as politically motivated is totally uncalled for,” the party said.
The PPA also hit out at the chief minister over his “he is not liable to answer and that he will only answer when they (MLAs) raise the matter,” remark.
According to the PPA, Khandu made the statement when media persons raised questions over “allegations of corruption against his office”.
“The chief minister had explicitly told the media persons that since none of the MLAs in the legislative assembly have raised the question, he is not liable to answer and that he will only answer when they raise the matter. The PPA genuinely feels that such unrelenting attitude and tenor from a person holding the highest political office in the state is totally uncalled for. It doesn’t mean that just because the MLA’s are not raising the issue, any responsible individual(s) or organizations cannot bring it into the public domain,” the PPA said.
The PPA has also asked Khandu to initiate necessary action and physically access the progress and quality of the Pangin-Aalo and Likabali-Basar-Aalo roads which it said is the lifeline not only for the people West Siang, but also that of Siang, Lower Siang, Leparada and Shi-Yomi districts.
There is genuine public resentment against the ongoing road construction works with regards to its quality and timely completion which needs to be looked into at the earliest, the party said.
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