KOKRAJHAR, Aug 9 - The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) authority has sacked 29 Transport Department employees appointed during the Hagrama Mohilary-led regime of the Bodoland People�s Front (BPF) just before declaration of the BTC election, on the ground of faulty selection process.
BTC Principal Secretary Siddharth Singh, in an order issued on Friday, terminated eight assistant enforcement inspectors and 21 enforcement checkers, following an inquiry by a special team and the department. The BTC Joint Commissioner of Transport had issued engagement order of those employees.
In the order, the BTC Principal Secretary stated that during investigation, the inquiry team found that the appointments did not follow the government rules, and the entire process leading to appointments of the persons was totally arbitrary as there was no advertisement or publicity, and no public notice was published for the purpose.
Singh also mentioned that the engagements have been made in an illegal and arbitrary manner by violating Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India.
The terminated assistant enforcement inspectors are Kiuti Narzary (Kokrajhar DTO office), Bhaskar Swrang Basumatary (Chirang DTO office), Nicholas Basumatary (Baksa DTO office), Ronel Robinson Mushahary (Udalguri DTO office), Hayed Rajbongshi (Baksa DTO office), Sonali Mohilary (Udalguri DTO office), Deep Jyoti Bora (Udalguri DTO office) and Kajib Basumatary (Baksa DTO office).
The enforcement checkers are Mwnthat Brahma, Bhaskar Mushahary, Kama Basumatary, Bob Boro, Dwihung Brahma, JJwngma Basumatary, Utpal Bhadra, Krishna Deb, Pinku Narzary, Rubungsha Basumatary, Menoka Basumatary, Samir Shill, Sonoj Kumar Roy, Banendra Basumatary, Naishrang Islary, Lwngkwl Basumatary, Abhijit Debnath, Bishal Kumar Brahma, Rousay Flower Basumatary, Dhurbajyoti Brahma and Kapen Narzary.
UPPL leader Rajkumar Prithviraj Narayan Dev Mech, who was the main complainant against the illegal appointments, on Sunday appreciated the initiative and action taken by the BTC authority and hoped that the authority will also take legal action against the officers and others involved in the illegal appointments.