New Delhi: The Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) administration in Assam has decided to urge for a CBI or NIA investigation into the alleged scam of Rs 3,000 crore reported during the previous Hagrama Mahilary-led administration. Speaking to ETV Bharat on Tuesday, chief executive member of BTR Pramod Boro said that the BTR administration has recently decided to write letters to the Assam government and Home Ministry in that regard.
“There was a huge scam of Rs 3,000 crore in the BTR region, which took place during the previous regime. We have decided to write letters to the Assam government and Home Ministry for either CBI or NIA investigation,” said Boro. It is worth mentioning that Hagrama Mahilary ruled as BTR chief from 2005 to 2020.
According to Boro, of the Rs 3,000 crore scam, Rs 1,500 crore involved fake infrastructure orders. He said that the corruption and anomalies in the BTR region have been deeply rooted in all departments in the last 17 years during the tenure of the BPF-ruled council administration.
According to Boro, during his recent meeting with the Central government officials, he raised the issue of corruption during the previous administration. Boro, who is also the president of United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), a coalition partner in the BJP-led Assam government, said that the previous regime (Congress) did not have any plan or programme for the BTR.
