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CaFFE blows whistle on attempt to remove NIC chief for opposing racket
Nov 25, 2016
The
government had sought Cabinet approval to remove Department of
Registration of Persons Commissioner General R. M.S. Sarath Kuamara for
refusing to award a tender illegally to a company nominated by a
minister to take photographs for the proposed electronic identity cards,
Keerthi Tennakoon, Executive Director of CaFFE said at a news
conference organised by the Anti-Corruption Front at Welikadawatte,
Rajagiriya,
The CaFFE head said the tender board had offered the contract to the
company which bid Rs 40 per photograph, but the Minister had ordered the
tender board to award the tender to the company which quoted Rs. 80 per
photograph.
"There are at least 16.8 million persons waiting to obtain the new electronic identity cards and the company backed by the Cabinet Minister will earn a whopping Rs.672 million if it secures the contract." Tennakoon pointed out.
As the Commissioner General opposed the alleged racket, the Minister concerned was making a determined bid to replace him with one of lackeys, the CaFFE head said.
"There are at least 16.8 million persons waiting to obtain the new electronic identity cards and the company backed by the Cabinet Minister will earn a whopping Rs.672 million if it secures the contract." Tennakoon pointed out.
As the Commissioner General opposed the alleged racket, the Minister concerned was making a determined bid to replace him with one of lackeys, the CaFFE head said.
