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Vijay office shift draws tender questions from opposition
NDTV··19 Aug
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay plans to move the Chief Minister's Office from Fort St George to Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai. A tender of about Rs 5.5 crore has been floated for the shift. BJP leader C R Kesavan cited reports that work began before the tender. Minister Aadhav Arjuna said the news reports were false.
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What It Means For You
- If you work in or visit Fort St George, the government has said the Chief Minister's staff will move temporarily to Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai for space.
- Anyone who bids on Tamil Nadu PWD work can note opposition questions about whether the Rs 5.5 crore CMO tenders were on the e-portal from day one.
- If you follow TVK's first 100 days, BJP has called this the first corruption allegation of the new government; the minister has called the reports false.
What's Happening
- Kesavan and Velu raised the tender in public remarks on 18 August.
- Aadhav told the Assembly the reports were wrong and a white paper would follow.
- The planned shift is from the British-era fort to a building associated with M Karunanidhi.
What The Print Notices And Portal Dates Show
- PWD Buildings wing notices were dated 12 and 13 August, with applications due by 1 September.
- The three CMO tenders appeared on the e-portal around 10 am on 17 August after a newspaper query, according to that report.
- Aadhav said more than 20 projects of the previous regime had been retendered in 60 days at lower quoted costs under last year's schedule of rates.
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