Northern Provincial Council, Chief Minister C.V. Vigneswaran yesterday said a three member Committee has been appointed to probe into the fraud and corruption allegations against NPC ministers. He said the Committee comprises two retired judges and one retired Government Agent. The Chief Minister said the Committee was appointed considering complaints by the public against the provincial ministers.He said a motion in this regard would be presented at the NPC meeting tomorrow.
He said the decision to appoint the Committee would be subjected to the approval of the NPC. “It is only after passing this motion, the Committee will be appointed,” he said.
In the meantime , NPC Chairman C.V. K. Sivagnananam said the motion would be taken up for consideration on Tuesday.
Northern Provincial Council Chief Minister, C.Vickneswaren was speaking to the media after attending the Tamil People’s Council at the Jaffna Public Library Auditorium. He said,we have been receiving complaints now for several years, but these did not carry sufficient evidence. Recently, people have come up with complaints with evidence too. Therefore we decided to appoint a committee to investigate on these charges against NPC Ministers.. We appointed these ministers after assessing their backgrounds and qualifications. Therefore, we cannot remove them just because there are allegations. Further steps in this regard will be taken on the basis of findings.
MP Douglas Devananda said for the past three years there were allegations that the allocations made to the NPC were not properly utilised and adding that many people have been raising these issues over the past years.
