Guwahati, May 19 -- RTI activist Napoleon Mawphniang has formally requested a high-level investigation into alleged financial mismanagement in the Lakadong Turmeric Project, implemented by the Meghalaya Basin Development Authority (MBDA).

He addressed his complaint to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to step in.

Mawphniang included Governor CH Vijayashankar, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, and Chief Secretary DP Wahlang in his submission and demanded that authorities immediately suspend the officials connected to the project until they complete a full inquiry.

He called for swift action, including the appointment ...