Senior BJP leader and cabinet minister Al Hek today said that if the Dhar Construction Company is proven to be involved in corrupt practices then it should be blacklisted.
“If the RTI has found proof of the corrupt practices happening, not just the central but the state government should also take action against that,” said Hek.
He said this while talking about the threats from Jaintia Hills residents, acting through the Joint Action Committee (JAC), to file a lawsuit against Dhar Constructions for allegedly doing subpar construction on the Dawki–Amlarem–Jowai road under National Highway 206.
An RTI finding revealed that the total sanction for the 16km road from Nongtalang to Dawki was more than Rs 43.69 crore.
The deteriorating condition of the stretch on the national highway just two months after its construction had compelled the JAC to file for an RTI.
Asked if he thinks the company should be blacklisted, he said, “If proven they are involved in corrupt practices then definitely”.
He said, “We cannot accept that kind of work. The government will take its own decision”.
The opposition Trinamool Congress had also accused the NPP-led MDA 2.0 Government of “mortgaging” Meghalaya in the hands of a few contractors who funded their election budget and challenged the government to blacklist Dhar Constructions if it is proven that they were involved in subpar road construction work.