Mizoram’s ZPM urges Governor to disqualify Sports minister for ‘holding workplace of revenue’
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By PTI
AIZAWL: Mizoram’s major opposition get together Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) has urged Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to disqualify Sports minister Robert Romawia Royte for allegedly holding ‘workplace of revenue’.
The ZPM alleged that Royte owned a consultancy agency that labored on a number of contracts below the state authorities in violation of Representation of People (RP) Act.
The get together common secretary SL Ngursailova Sailo stated {that a} petition looking for the disqualification of Royte, who additionally holds Tourism, Information and Communication Technology portfolios, was submitted to Governor on Tuesday.
The petition submitted to the governor alleged that Royte, the only real proprietor of North East Consultancy Services (NECS), has been working his agency and repeatedly paid Goods and Service Tax even after he was elected to the state legislature in 2018.
Royte refused to touch upon the difficulty.
The petition alleged that the agency entered into subsisting contract with the federal government by executing ‘deed of settlement’ with the state District Council and Minority Affairs division in June 2022 for execution of works below the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram(PMJVK) scheme for 2 years, which contravened part 9A of the RP Act.
The settlement was carried out by way of ‘single supply choice’ in violation of the Mizoram Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 2008 and the Mizoram Public Procurement Rules, 2020, it stated.
Royte has hid in his affidavit in regards to the ongoing initiatives undertaken by his agency on the time of submitting nomination in 2018 and the NECS has been executing numerous initiatives because it was permitted as empaneled agency by the state authorities in September 2022, it alleged.
“Seeking and receiving monetary benefits by the minister through his firm is not only ‘conflict of interest’, but also misuse of power and a breach of people’s trust,” the petition alleged.
The actions taken by Royte was unlawful and arbitrary that violated the RP Act and rendered him to be liable to be disqualified as legislator, it alleged.
AIZAWL: Mizoram’s major opposition get together Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) has urged Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to disqualify Sports minister Robert Romawia Royte for allegedly holding ‘workplace of revenue’.
The ZPM alleged that Royte owned a consultancy agency that labored on a number of contracts below the state authorities in violation of Representation of People (RP) Act.
The get together common secretary SL Ngursailova Sailo stated {that a} petition looking for the disqualification of Royte, who additionally holds Tourism, Information and Communication Technology portfolios, was submitted to Governor on Tuesday.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The petition submitted to the governor alleged that Royte, the only real proprietor of North East Consultancy Services (NECS), has been working his agency and repeatedly paid Goods and Service Tax even after he was elected to the state legislature in 2018.
Royte refused to touch upon the difficulty.
The petition alleged that the agency entered into subsisting contract with the federal government by executing ‘deed of settlement’ with the state District Council and Minority Affairs division in June 2022 for execution of works below the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram(PMJVK) scheme for 2 years, which contravened part 9A of the RP Act.
The settlement was carried out by way of ‘single supply choice’ in violation of the Mizoram Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 2008 and the Mizoram Public Procurement Rules, 2020, it stated.
Royte has hid in his affidavit in regards to the ongoing initiatives undertaken by his agency on the time of submitting nomination in 2018 and the NECS has been executing numerous initiatives because it was permitted as empaneled agency by the state authorities in September 2022, it alleged.
“Seeking and receiving monetary benefits by the minister through his firm is not only ‘conflict of interest’, but also misuse of power and a breach of people’s trust,” the petition alleged.
The actions taken by Royte was unlawful and arbitrary that violated the RP Act and rendered him to be liable to be disqualified as legislator, it alleged.
