The 30th Alongtaki ACCC has urged authorities to disclose records and conduct an impartial inquiry into the Mangkolemba Multi-Purpose Hall reportedly sanctioned under the Khelo India Scheme.
DIMAPUR — The 30th Alongtaki Assembly Constituency Congress Committee (ACCC) has urged the concerned authorities to make public all records relating to the Multi-Purpose Hall at Mangkolemba, reportedly sanctioned under the Khelo India Scheme, and conduct an impartial inquiry into any alleged irregularities.
In a press release, the ACCC said the project, being undertaken with public funds, should be executed with “complete transparency, accountability, and in the best interest of the people.”
It called for details concerning the sanction, implementation, construction and utilisation of the facility to be made available for public scrutiny.
The ACCC said a multi-purpose hall could provide an important platform for sports, youth activities, community programmes, cultural events and other public purposes.
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It maintained that the people therefore have a legitimate right to know how the project was sanctioned and implemented and how the facility is intended to be utilised.
Highlighting the wider significance of the project, the ACCC pointed out that Mangkolemba serves as the headquarters of the Jangpetkong, Japukong and Tsurangkong ranges.
Infrastructure developed at the sub-divisional headquarters, it said, therefore has significance beyond the immediate locality and serves the wider population of the three ranges.
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The committee also called for the facility to ultimately be made available for the benefit of the people of Mangkolemba and the three ranges.
“Seeking the truth is not an act of opposition for the sake of opposition; it is an essential part of democratic accountability,” the ACCC stated, adding that public projects must withstand public scrutiny and that legitimate questions raised by citizens and civil society should be answered transparently.
The 30th Alongtaki ACCC said it stands with the Mangkolemba civil society organisations (CSOs) and the people in their pursuit of “truth, transparency and accountability.”
It further stated that it would support legitimate and democratic efforts to ensure that the matter reaches its logical conclusion and that the facts are brought before the public.