Probe anomalies at Tezpur University, Assam Cong urges CBI | Guwahati News

Guwahati: Congress Legislature Party in Assam on Monday filed a complaint with CBI, urging a thorough, time-bound, and impartial inquiry into the alleged financial and administrative irregularities at Tezpur University.“I write this letter in the interest of transparency, public accountability, and protection of public funds, with a request that the Anti-Corruption Bureau/CBI conduct an independent enquiry into multiple allegations of financial, administrative, and statutory irregularities that have arisen at Tezpur University over the past several years,” Congress said in its letter to CBI’s Guwahati head.These concerns have been widely circulated on public forums, raised formally by students, faculty bodies, and staff associations, and some have also emerged through official institutional mechanisms such as replies to Right to Information applications, said the letter signed by LoP Debabrata Saikia and MLAs Nurul Huda and Sibamoni Bora.“Examine procurement records, tender documents, and financial transactions from the past several years,” Congress urged CBI.They also requested CBI to verify the RTI-related claim that crucial documents pertaining to the VC’s appointment and qualifications are “not available in the office.”“Ensure accountability and transparency in accordance with the laws governing public institutions. Given the scale of public funds involved and the importance of Tezpur University for the region, an independent investigation is essential to restore institutional credibility,” it added.Congress stressed that the “irregularities” being committed at Tezpur University can be probed under various sections of the law, such as undue advantage without consideration, criminal misconduct, habitual offender, and organised crime, among others.