BJD chief Pravat Tripathy seeks Baliyatra audit
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By Express News Service
CUTTACK: A day after Baliyatra ended on a excessive be aware, the Cuttack Mahanagar Puja Committee on Friday alleged large irregularities in conduct of the truthful and demanded a particular audit to establish expenditure on the occasion.
Senior BJD chief, former Banki MLA and Mahanagar Puja Committee normal secretary Pravat Tripathy stated the administration ought to disclose the expenditure incurred within the occasion. “Everyone has the right to know how much money was spent on Baliyatra. Hence the district administration should come up with details of income and expenditure of the festival,” stated Tripathy whereas alleging irregularities in land allotment and fixation of costs.
Neither individuals’s consultant nor the general public was considered throughout plot allotment, worth finalisation and conduct of cultural programmes. While solely large merchants had been in a position to buy land, frequent distributors had been disadvantaged of enterprise because of a sudden hike in worth of plots for organising stalls on the truthful, he stated.
“The arbitrary decision of the administration has destroyed the rich reputation of historic Baliyatra festival,” stated Tripathy whereas looking for a particular audit on earnings and expenditure of the pageant. He additionally demanded the truthful be organised beneath the direct supervision of the state authorities.
The senior ruling get together chief additionally condemned and criticised the district administration not directly over recital of songs praising Chief Miniser Naveen Patnaik on the truthful stating a cultural and historic occasion shouldn’t be politicised.
“Neither our party nor its leader wants politicisation of Baliyatra. Political campaigning on the stage of Baliyatra is not acceptable. The way Baliyatra Pathotsav was politicised is not a good practice,” stated Tripathy.
Cuttack collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani refused to touch upon the allegations. “Since it is a government programme, it will be not proper to comment on the opinion expressed by any particular person or body,” he stated.
CUTTACK: A day after Baliyatra ended on a excessive be aware, the Cuttack Mahanagar Puja Committee on Friday alleged large irregularities in conduct of the truthful and demanded a particular audit to establish expenditure on the occasion.
Senior BJD chief, former Banki MLA and Mahanagar Puja Committee normal secretary Pravat Tripathy stated the administration ought to disclose the expenditure incurred within the occasion. “Everyone has the right to know how much money was spent on Baliyatra. Hence the district administration should come up with details of income and expenditure of the festival,” stated Tripathy whereas alleging irregularities in land allotment and fixation of costs.
Neither individuals’s consultant nor the general public was considered throughout plot allotment, worth finalisation and conduct of cultural programmes. While solely large merchants had been in a position to buy land, frequent distributors had been disadvantaged of enterprise because of a sudden hike in worth of plots for organising stalls on the truthful, he stated.
“The arbitrary decision of the administration has destroyed the rich reputation of historic Baliyatra festival,” stated Tripathy whereas looking for a particular audit on earnings and expenditure of the pageant. He additionally demanded the truthful be organised beneath the direct supervision of the state authorities.
The senior ruling get together chief additionally condemned and criticised the district administration not directly over recital of songs praising Chief Miniser Naveen Patnaik on the truthful stating a cultural and historic occasion shouldn’t be politicised.
“Neither our party nor its leader wants politicisation of Baliyatra. Political campaigning on the stage of Baliyatra is not acceptable. The way Baliyatra Pathotsav was politicised is not a good practice,” stated Tripathy.
Cuttack collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani refused to touch upon the allegations. “Since it is a government programme, it will be not proper to comment on the opinion expressed by any particular person or body,” he stated.
