AGARTALA, December 20 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee today exploded news of another multi crore scam in North Tripura Kumarghat Horticulture department office. Talking to the reporters here at congress bhawan, opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman today said that the Audit Directorate on the accounts of Deputy Director, Horticulture (North Tripura) Kumarghat observed financial irregularities to the extent of Rs. 5.23 crores for the period from March 1, 2013 to August 8, 2014 that is for 17 months.The audit report of the Kumarghat Horticuture department office says that in regard of procurement of Vermicompost the procurement valued at Rs. 26.00 lakh was made without inviting any tender as well as without observing codal formalities and without obtaining any approved rate and permission from the competent authority. Beside the procurement was made without certificate conducting of quality test and without production capacity certificate and manufacturing license.

Interacting with the media persons here at the Congress Bhawan today the opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman alleged that vermicomost sacks does not even include packaging date, manufacturing date, batch number and other necessary details.

However, besides according the audit report placed by the opposition leader today during the press conference, the procurement in regard of the fishing net for fencing purpose was made without observing codal formalities and without obtaining any approved rate and permission from competent authority. The audit report also contains much other procurement.  

Sideling other issues in regard of fruits plantation, the Opposition Leader Sudip Roy Barman today alleged that when once the Jampui Hill was known for its orange cultivation but now, the deprived farmers have engaged themselves in rubber plantation at Jampui Hill. Beside the pineapple cultivation at Darcherri area of the state had almost faded leading to its low production.

However, but it is to be mentioned here that the state govt. has always been playing no major role in maintaining the cultivations under the horticulture department. It is also mentionable that the farmers of the state do keeps every hope on horticulture farming as it has a capacity to lead the state into a path of development under financial sector.  Besides, to mention here the central govt. has been providing fund to the entire North Eastern region under the National Horti Mission. Whereas, on the other the Tripura Govt. has been looting the money shaping it to be giant. And Rs. 100 crore under the horti department  still remains unspent with the state govt, alleged the opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman.

In this regard after the opposition leader Sudip Roy Barman had written to Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and demanded for the immediate administrative action, Mr. Barman informed to Chief Secretary's office and demanding promt action.

Besides, Sudip Barman today said that more the opposition congress are coming forward to deal with the corruptions and scams taking place in Tripura, the BJP and the CPI (M) are coming more closure extending helping hand to one another to curtain the issues. Therefore the Tripura CPI (M) and its left front govt. had Already started calling “Father” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Sudip.