Shillong, Dec 5: The state government has threatened to sue opposition AITC national spokesperson Saket Gokhale for alleging that there are financial irregularities of over Rs 632 crore which is meant for the Meghalaya Ecotourism Infrastructure Development Project.

“The State Government views this very seriously and is considering suing the issuer of this press statement for defamation,” a statement issued by the Commissioner and Secretary in-charge Planning department said on Monday.

It said the State Government strongly rejects all these claims, which are fabricated and devoid of facts. The issuer of the (AITC) statement has made such motivated and inaccurate claims in the past and it appears that the sole intention behind the recent press statement is to mislead the public.

“Further, the issuer (Gokhale) of this press statement never approached the State Government or any of its agencies to seek any information nor used any of the publicly available information including those available at https://meghalayatenders.gov.in,” it said.

The statement further informed that the Meghalayan Age Limited (MAL) is a State Govt company under the aegis of the Planning Department, which has been incorporated under Section 2 (45) of the Companies Act, 2013. The project cost for the Meghalaya Ecotourism Infrastructure Development Project (MEIDP) is about Rs 731 Cr and is one of the many externally aided projects (EAPs) being implemented in the State. It must be noted that under any EAP...

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