PnRD recruitment allegedly turns into BJP’s ‘family welfare’ department

Guwahati, March 9, 2019:

its all in the family! After the highly controversial Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) cash-for-jobs scam, now it’s the turn of the Panchayat and Rural Development (PnRD) scam to enter the race for the biggest corruption scam in the state.

The PnRD recruitment examinations that had a huge numbers of anomalies that has also been verified in the CID’s report, has taken a new turn as there are allegations of the involvement of Minister for Transport, Industries and Commerce Chandra Mohan Patowary, PnRD Minister Naba Kumar Doley and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members for the appointment of candidates in the vacant post. It is alleged that most of the candidates who have been appointed are either relatives or close associates of the above-mentioned ministers.

The selected candidates along with their relation to the Ministers are:

Niva Haloi Patowary, sister-in-law of Minister for Transport, Industries, and Commerce Chandra Mohan Patowary

Anima Pegu, a relative of Minister Naba Kr Doley

Jahar Jyoti Pegu, a relative of Minister Naba Kr Doley

Priju Doley, a relative of Minister Naba Kr Doley

Tultul Pegu, a relative of Minister Naba Kr Doley

Dipali Patir, a relative of Minister Naba Kr Doley

Bhanita Barman, wife of Nalbari district’s BJP president Bandeep Barman

Nijara Barman, sister-in-law of Nalbari district’s BJP president Bandeep Barman

Namita Haloi, wife of Nalbari District Zila Parishad president Nitul Deka

Moloya Neog, wife of Ghagrapar Zila Parisad’s member Pankaj Deka

Mridul Kalita, Mandal Bjp president, Bariguug

Barnali Devi, wife of BJP Yuva Morcha State President Jayanta Saikia

Chinmoy Goswami, BJP leader

Jitumoni Kalita, nephew of Uday Barman and close associate of Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary

Nitul Barman, nephew of Sarbeswar Barman and close associate of Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary

Pranjal Dutta and Bikash Dutta, a relative of contractor Jyotiprasad Baishya and close associate of Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary

Kangkan Doley, Arup Kuli, and Kemon Kuli, relatives of Majuli BJP leader Hemchandra Doley