Jayanti Pattnaik, an electrical contractor, on Sunday alleged that she suffered misbehaviour by Executive Engineer Rahas Bihari Panigrahi and Estimator Pradip Mullick of the GED No-1 recently when she went to the EE’s office and asked for bill payment.
Addressing a Press conference here, Pattnaik said she had taken up an electrical work of Rs 40 lakh at the State Secretariat on a verbal order from the two officials, Panigrahi and Mullick.
“I had undertaken the work on a verbal order. Tender was not floated for the work. After completion of the work when my bill was not paid I went to the EE office for a discussion on the matter. Both the officers Panigrahi and Mullick misbehaved with me,” Pattnaik said. She further informed that she has lodged a complaint in the nearest police station and in the State Commission for Women in this regard.
Further, informing that electrical work worth Rs 4 crore has been allotted to a particular contractor, Pattnaik that an inquiry be conducted into her allegation and Panigrahi and Mullick be removed from jobs for ill treating her.