TURA, APR 17: The auctioning of various entry point check gates by the Baghmara Muncipal Board was scrapped on Thursday for violating the model code of conduct. The code of conduct still remains in force till the counting even though elections to the two Lok Sabha seats- Shillong and Tura- are over.
Sources in Baghmara Municipal Board said that the auctioning was done to pay up pending salaries of the 120 staff as they had not been paid since August 2013.
The auctioning was done on April 11.
The tender box was opened after due instructions were given by South Garo hills deputy commissioner incharge T G Momin in absence of deputy commissioner, Chinmay Gotmare.
Momin is also the CEO of Baghmara Municipal Board.
Momin had finalized the auction after accepting due payments in advance. However, this was cancelled on Thursday as many other interested parties expressed opposed that such a move is violation of the model code of conduct that still remains in place.
Momin told this reporter, “New process will be initiated after May 16 counting”. He also made an effort to defend himself by saying that he had to consider the auction as the board was under severe financial crisis. “We have not been able to pay salaries for the last 7 months and that should not be the case for the board”, said Momin.- By Our Reporter
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