ES Reporter

ITANAGAR, Oct 2: State Power Minister, Tamiyo Taga has been alleged of awarding contracts worth crores of rupees to his eldest son and individuals close to him while flouting laid down procedures.
Disgruntled locals of Taga’s constituency under the banner of 32 Rumgong Constituency Intellectual Forum while making the claim questioned the ‘unfair and highly questionable practice of Taga being a public leader.’
Armed with RTI report, president to the Forum, Tare Tatin alleged that Taga abused his official position for extending undue favours to his eldest son in acquiring about 26 contracts  each worth crores sanctioned under SPA, SADA, MLA LAD, PMGHSY, etc. through a benami firm DNG enterprises,  run by his son, Taging Taga since 2009.
The projects included chain link wire fencing with iron angle post around 150 hectares of compact orange garden at Gargu of Jomoh village sanctioned under SPA, indoor stadium at Patum and security around it, road from Holor to Bine in Jomoh village, community fish pond at Patum, development of staff quarters including revenue centre around sub-power station, 2x2.5MVA,33/KV substation at Patum over existing 33kv line and 11KV feeder lines under Rumgong electrical subdivision, etc.
“The beneficiary in the entire contracts is Taging Taga, who is the eldest son of Taga,” Tatin alleged.
It is being alleged that Taga in the capacity of Minister proposed many schemes and got it sanctioned from the government then implemented it for development of his own private land at his hometown, Jomoh.
“Most of the tender works were also awarded without floating any NIT and a few were executed by engaging firms from outside violating Arunachal Pradesh District Based Entrepreneurs and Professional (Incentives, Development and Promotional) Rules 2015,” General Secretary, Tajing Jerang alleged.
He cited a few examples such as the construction of road from Holor to Bime in Jomoh village at an estimated cost of Rs.1 crore under SPA which was allegedly constructed to connect the Minister's private garden and the same tender was allotted to his son.
“Even the community fish pond sanctioned under his MLA LAD and indoor stadium at Patum sanctioned under SAD were shifted from their proposed sites and constructed under the residential compound of Taga on the pretext of non-availability of land at the earlier locations,” he added.
Jerang alleged that the presence of the same person as a lone contractor in all contractual works raised suspicion on the Minister of undue favouritism thereby depriving other genuine contractors.
In this connection, the Forum called for a thorough investigation, preferably by the SIT to unearth the whole truth. “If Taga thinks he is innocent in the matter then he should immediately resign, and pave the way for an independent investigation into the issue,” the Forum appealed.

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