Ranchi: The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha alleged that the Central Institute of Psychiatry located in Kanke has been converted into a loot spot.
Addressing a press conference here party spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya said gross irregularities are being committed in CIP in the name of awarding contracts and moreover the locals are also not given work there. He said that the party from Tuesday will launch an agitation against the prevailing corruption in CIP.
He said that even the CAG report has claimed tender violations at the institute. Bhattacharya said that the Director of the Institute is behaving like the owner as a result of SIS which is the agency of RK Sinha for the last 20 years is being awarded work at the Institute.
The JMM leader said that while the agency claims to give a payment of Rs 24,000 per month to its guard but in reality, the agency takes more than Rs 10,000 from every guard in which the CIP director is also involved. He said that even in the appointment for the different posts including cook people from South India and Uttar Pradesh are being appointed but no local is being selected.
To a query he said that in the Winter Session the government is likely to pass a proposal regarding Sarna religious code and will send to the Centre.