Mizoram principal secretary,Industries,P C Lallawmsanga allegedly floated a company,Mizoram Direct Marketing Ltd (MDML),misrepresented it as wholly-owned by the state government,and went on to sign a business deal with another company. He was suspended on Thursday and barred from leaving Aizawl without permission. While MDML was reportedly registered in March,the issue only came to the governments notice last month. On Thursday,the Mizoram government disowned the company and put up a disclaimer on the official website of the Chief Ministers Office. According to the government note,Lallawmsanga signed an MoU with Chennai-based RMP Infotec Pvt Ltd on December 10,2012,purportedly on behalf of the Mizoram government,without any authorisation. A top official involved in the investigation told The Indian Express that a clause in the MoU authorised RMC Infotec to nominate any company it chooses to work with MDML after it was registered. On March 11,2013,MDML was reportedly registered under the Companies Act with Lallawmsanga as its director. Its registered Mizoram Industries Secy puts govt tag on own company,signs deal with another firm offices are in Aizawls Tuikhuahtlang neighbourhood and Janakpuri in Delhi,according to a purported MDML business plan presentation. Lallawmsanga allegedly misrepresented this company as wholly-owned by the state government. The companys website reportedly used the mizoram.gov.in domain name and carried photographs of Governor Vakkom B Purushothaman and Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla. Two days later,on March 13,MDML reportedly signed a licencee agreement with a registered company called Mizo Lifestyle Marketing Pvt Ltd (MLMP),which,officials said,appeared to have been nominated by RMP Infotec as per the MoU. The official associated with the probe said as per the agreement,MLMP would use the government-owned MDML to market its products. Sources said MDML seeks to sell consumer goods through direct marketing. According to the disclaimer issued by Chief Secretary L Tochhong,Lallawmsanga was not authorised to sign either the MoU or the licencee agreement. The note said the bureaucrat had acted in his personal capacity and the agreements have neither been vetted by the law department nor concurred by the finance department. before approaching the Registrar of Companies. When contacted,Lallawmsanga declined to comment. Lallawmsanga,a 1984-batch IPS officer who was Tamil Nadus Additional DGP before being transferred here last year,also heads the trade and commerce and disaster management departments. Two other bureaucrats are also reported to be directors of MDML. Highly-placed sources said a team headed by a Secretary-level official will investigate the issue.
