AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Feb 29 (TIWN): Just like Rafale file was going missing in Delhi after Rafale scam controversy erupted, all of a sudden cost plus file is said to be going missing from Tripura Secretariat since police is unable to file chargesheet against CPI-M's PWD former Minister Badal Chowdhury, former Chief Secretary Y.P.Singh, former Chief Engineer Sunil Bhowmik. In reality cost plus file is one of the most important files where everything could be found clearly about the alleged "extra funding" and BJP Govt’s politically motivated move also would be exposed. However, the police has totally failed to submit chargesheet against former PWD Minister Badal Chowdhury, former Chief Engineer Sunil Bhowmik and former Chief Secretary Y.P.Singh.

Y.P.Singh is now in Jail custody and the next hearing is on 7th March. A team of senior police officers late Friday night questioned Singh and Badal Chowdhury, Sunil Bhowmik jointly before production in the court, but no far no much development found. 

Singh was state Principal Secretary (PWD) during 2008-09 when the reported misappropriation linked to the implementation of various projects worth Rs 638 crore had taken place.

The Vigilance Wing of Tripura government had on October 13 last year filed an FIR against veteran CPI-M leader and former state PWD and Finance Minister Badal Choudhury, former Chief Secretary Yash Pal Singh and former PWD Chief Engineer Sunil Bhowmik.

Both Choudhury and Bhowmik were granted bail by the Tripura High Court a few weeks ago after their arrest on October 14 and October 21, respectively last year.

The case has rocked Tripura politics in the past six months. According to Law and Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath, the Public Works Department under the previous Left Front government in 2008-09 had clubbed together 13 projects -- five bridges, five buildings and three road projects -- being implemented at a cost of Rs 638 crore on cost-plus norms.

Terming it as the "biggest scam in the history of Tripura", Nath said Rs 164 crore had been siphoned. But it was Ratanlal Nath who was spotted taking Govt files in the BJP office at Krishnanagar, Agartala.

Opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist and Congress leaders, including former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government had hatched a conspiracy against CPI-M central committee member Choudhury to malign the previous Left government.

"No corruption took place during the 35-year rule (1978-1988 and 1993-2018) of the Left parties in Tripura. Instead, state infrastructure and all other sectors improved in the state," Sarkar said.