DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 4 (MExN): The Supreme Court will decide on the demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation into the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) Nagaland corruption case on February 5.
The hearing is listed on Court No-2 and the SC will also decide on the contempt petition filed against Nagaland Police for inaction in connection to the case of alleged corruption in NRHM.
Informing this, Advisor to Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA), Dr Rosemary Dzüvichü stated that in the earlier hearing, the judge had ordered the petitioner to implead the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Central government on the case.
Dr Dzüvichü, providing the elements of the case, said the issue of alleged rampant corruption in implementation of NRHM was taken up initially by NMA with the then Governor of Nagaland, Nikhil Kumar for two successive years, seeking a high level inquiry, which, however, was not carried out.
Consequently, an FIR was filed by Dr Rosemary Dzüvichü and Vilanuo Angela Yhome with the SP Crime to investigate into records of corruption in the centrally sponsored programme, along with numerous annexures procured under RTI and the Governor’s office itself.
However, the police failed to register any FIR and did not complete the investigation. This led to the filing of the petition in the High Court for inaction on corruption.
The judge ordered the petitioners to implead the CBI for an impartial inquiry which was complied. However, the next judge accepted the plea of the police that they were investigating and ordered copy of the report be submitted to the petitioners on completion.
But no such report was submitted and petitioners were categorically told that inquiry reports were not for the public, meaning petitioners, and only for the court. However, no report was submitted to the court at the time of filing the contempt, Dr Dzüvichü stated.
