Dimapur, November 27 (MExN): Allegations have been made that the Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Nagaland TN Mannen has been involved in dealings in violation of Rule 15 of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 and that the Commissioner has been engaged in the business of Coal mining on the Mulongkimong village land and proved by an agreement deed dated 13-05-07 executed between the Mulongkimong Senso Mongdang (MSM) and the Commissioner himself. A copy of the said deed was issued to substantiate the charges.
According to the deed of agreement the MSM and the Commissioner agreed on “prospecting and extraction of coal from the land of Molungkimong village jurisdiction”.
It was stated in the deed that the agreement was based mainly on the fact that the Commissioner had requested the Molungkimong Village Council for prospecting and extraction of coal from the village jurisdiction area and also for establishing factories such as coke Breeze, thermal power generation” and that hence the agreement was executed. The deed of agreement was signed by the Commissioner and President MSM with names of two other persons mentioned as witnesses.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner clarified that he was not directly involved in the coal extraction but was ‘helping’ a company from Jorhat, Assam, who had wanted to explore if it was possible to carry out the said extraction. Mannen termed the above accusation as petty and opined that the people should indulge in greater issues than such petty matters.
