Source: By Oken Jeet Sandham (NEPS)
Kohima, May 18 (NEPS):
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has today categorically stated about the failure of former Finance Minister K Therie in producing "White Paper" on the utilization of
the controversial central grant of Rs 365 crore.
"When the questions were raised by the Opposition Congress about the utilization of the central grant of
Rs 365 crore, Therie did not lay it (White paper) on the floor of the House," the Chief Minister told reporters here at Raj Bhavan today after the
swearing-in-ceremony of the newly inducted Cabinet Minister Kuzholuzo.
"If the people are ignorant, we have to make them understood," Rio said
adding he had directed Therie to produce the "White Paper" when the Opposition Congress intensely demanded.
And because of his (Therie) failure to produce
the "White Paper," the Opposition Congress at last went up to the extent of submitting memoranda to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohna Singh and State Governor Shyamall
Datta, the Chief Minister said.
But regrettably the former Finance Minister did not pay any heed to it, he added.
The Chief Minister however, without elaborating much, explained the axing of Therie was not only related to Rs 365 crore issue but some other issues as well.
On Opposition Congress� remark that
dropping Therie from the Ministry would not solve Rs 365 crore issue unless "White Paper" is produced, Rio said he had just taken over the Finance Portfolio and needed some time to examine.
Earlier, NPF MLAs K Holohon and Neiwang Konyak were sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary in Chief Minister�s Banquet Hall.
Governor Shyamall Datta administered the swearing in ceremony of the newly inducted Cabinet in Raj Bhavan while the Chief Minister to the
newly inducted two Parliamentary Secretaries in his Banquet Hall.
The 2-week long political drama in Nagaland following the dropping of K
Therie from the Rio Ministry has ended today with the induction of Kuzholuzo (Azo) as a Cabinet Minister.