What works in the hills will not work here: Ibohalbi
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 13 2017:
MLA Dr I Ibohalbi has said that getting a work order is an impossible task if an individual fail to even have additional performance securities for a development project.
Speaking to media persons, Dr Ibohalbi said, " The tender for the constructing the road stretch of National Highway 152 in Bishnupur district from Irengbam to Pony farm under the PMGSY package number 130 was awarded to one contractor called Adim two years back and two subcontractors from Ukhrul and Chandel came for the work under the said contractor" .
According to Ibohalbi, the individuals were advised against beginning work on the said road before acquiring work order and he himself had even ordered them to stop the work after it was found that a culvert had already been constructed without proper quality maintenance and liquor were being passed around in the work area freely.
He further said that the individuals demanded back their deposit amount after they opposed keeping additional performance securities and as a result the deposits were refunded through another sub contractor who agreed to keep performance securities.
Ibohalbi alleged that the individuals, through the NSCN (IM), even sent a threatening message asking him if he wanted to die inside his own home or at Tupul.
He said, " I know that the whole situation is politically motivated.
I also know that the individual from Chandel has a wife from Yumnam Khunou in Oinam Kendra and his family are avid supporters of BJP.
"Whatever goes on in the hills cannot be done here.
If one cannot keep performance security, then getting a work order is next to impossible", he said adding that he strongly condemns the claim that he had forcefully ousted the sub contractors.