UDA government’s silence is an admission of guilt
The Rising People’s Party is amused to see the clarification issued by the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) where the DGM Mr. Huwuto Sema said that the IOCL tankers were at the adulteration site for repairing works on the night of 21st April.
The video evidence clearly shows IOCL tankers being connected to the motor pumps used for fuel adulteration, and when the RPP team entered the premises, adulteration activity was in progress; so there is no question of the trucks being there for repairing on that particular night. Very importantly, unless one is stupid, no fully loaded tanker drivers will enter workshops where gas or electric works are carried out.
As for his statement on the GPS Live tracking being fitted into the oil tankers, it clearly goes to show that the IOCL depot in Dimapur was very much aware of fuel adulteration racket in that particular area. In fact, the active participation of the local IOCL in the racket cannot be ruled out.
We know that the DGM is desperately trying to save his job but giving idiotic excuses is not helping his case. The RPP requests the IOCL higher ups to see to that the DGM is reprimanded and action taken.
Secondly, the continued deafening silence of the UDA coalition on this multi crore scam is nothing but an admission that the Food and Civil Supplies Department is directly involved in the racketeering through diversion of Kerosene to the fuel racketeers.
The RPP requests the UDA government and the Hon’ble Advisor for Food and Civil Supplies to show some guts and stop running scared on the issue.
The state government should issue clarification on the issues below:
1) How many liters of kerosene the State of Nagaland receives each month?
2) How many agencies across Nagaland are allotted the same?
Also, as per the video, the name of the accused is clearly mentioned by those in the adulteration site – also an accused in a previous adulteration case, so the authorities man-hunting for some Ashok is akin to ignoring the elephant in the room.
Rising People’s Party
23rd April 2022