NPCC demands CBI Enquiry in MKR Pillai’s Case

Dimapur, June12 (EMN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee on Monday demanded CBI inquiry in the state to investigate all the irregularities to what it stated as to have flourished in the police department with people like MKR Pillai thriving under the patronage of some corrupt politicians and top police officials unhindered for many years. In a press note, the state Congress party stated that the "The recent revelations about MKR Pillai during the IT raids have once again exposed the corrupt activities that have flourished during the past 15 years of NPF led DAN government. The central government during the past decade had sanctioned hundreds of crores particularly for modernisation of Police force but was found badly misused. The fraudulent withdrawal of Rs. 18 crore by police department during financial year 2009-10 by producing fictitious bills as highlighted by CAG report being the most prominent." The Congress party also alleged that it is an open secret that "Pillai has been running the show in the police department with many of the top police officials dancing to his tunes and this is plainly evident by the timid reaction of the state DGP and the apprehension of a senior police officer that police department will be badly affected if Pillai is removed." The NPCC also stated that it had been demanding removal of the practice of keeping consultants particularly in the Police and Finance departments in the State where "former officials with proximity to those in power have been lording over the state of affairs." It further stated that the Income Tax authorities have done their job of unearthing the huge business empire of MKR Pillai that "defies all logic of rapid growth and with the kind of attention being played out in the national media that portrays Nagaland in poor light" The NPCC is seriously concerned about the inability of the NPF-BJP government to rise up to the occasion and so demanded that the state government hand over the case to CBI to investigate all the irregularities to "clean the dirty stables of the police department", it stated.