Dimapur, September 29 (MExN): Business Association of Nagas (BAN) on Thursday extended its full support to the proposed call for bandh on the National Highway if a CBI inquiry is not instituted within 15 days to probe the fuel adulteration case.
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry is crucial to unearth the “entire truth and rackets” and it is a collective call and desire of the Naga People, BAN stated in a press note from its Media Cell. The State Government should immediately accept the demand made by Committee as “no power is powerful than the voice of the common people,” it said.
The Coordination Committee on Fuel Adulteration, formed by various frontal organisations during a public meeting on September 10, had given a 15 days ultimatum to the Government of Nagaland to bring in CBI to thoroughly probe the fuel adulteration racket busted on June 27.
The Committee said it would enforce a National Highway bandh if the state government fails to constitute the probe within 15 days effective from September 23 to October 8.
BAN further appealed all public and likeminded NGOs to support and be prepared to bear the challenges in the quest for “Good Governance and fight against corruption.”
Meanwhile, BAN expressed its “utter disappointment” that the State Government was “turning blind eye to such open corruption” as no tangible result have been seen even after 3 months.
“Corruption without remorse is the pinnacle of any corrupted system, and reminds that the boldness and level of corruption in Nagaland can shame autocracy,” it maintained.
BAN further cautioned the state politicians to refrain from patronizing few “non local” against entire Nagas public for their selfish interest as in the case of fuel adulteration. It also lauded the efforts of ACAUT Nagaland for busting fuel adulteration depot which could lead to “far reaching positive result.”
