NEW DELHI, April 17 – In a new twist to controversial MP, Mani Kumar Subba saga, the self-styled lottery baron has claimed that his alias Mani Raj Limbu was at Ilam Jail in Nepal till April 1982. Seeking to provide a watertight alibi, Subba has sought to nip the controversy at the bud by maintaining that the full Bench of the Nepal Supreme Court had set Mani Raj Limbu’s conviction aside on April 13, 1982. “It was nowhere mentioned that the accused in the said matter ever escaped from jail or was absconding,” Subba said.“Therefore the question of pendency of any warrants cannot arise,” Subba’s affidavit filed before the Supreme Court argued.Subba claimed that he managed to procure a copy of the Nepal Supreme Court’s judgement in the Mani Raj Limbu case. “I reiterate that allegations against me treating me as an alias of Mani Raj Limbu are thus ex-facie false and all the documents filed before the Supreme Court are false and fabricated,” he asserted.The Affidavit lists out in chronological order his family history and his whereabouts and activities since his birth till date.Subba’s affidavit is in response to a Writ Petition filed by one Birendra Nath Singh alleging that the Tezpur MP was an escaped prisoner from Nepal jail and made it big in India using false documents. He also mentioned that a CBI probe had been ordered to ascertain his antecedents.Subba’s 19-page affidavit, excluding annexure makes interesting reading. He has formally admitted having married thrice, besides washing his hands off the lottery business, which is the source of many a controversy including the current dispute over payment with Meghalaya Government. Neither did the Nagaland lottery scam found any mention in the affidavit.He said in 1989 his first wife Tilmaya Chong started a proprietorship firm and engaged herself in the business of State organised lottery and became an organising agent of Manipur Lotteries. “In 1994, my wife Jyoti Subba became a partner in the lottery business floated by my other wife,” he informed the Apex Court.Significantly, Subba has also side stepped the issue of his multiple date of births he had submitted in the Lok Sabha. Neither, has he touched on the controversy in Sikkim, where he was debarred from enrolling himself in the voter’s list. Subba claimed that his forefathers hailed from Sikkim. His father shifted from Post Office Singtam, East Sikkim to No. 1 Dabgram, Siliguri, Darjeeling. Since my parents were illiterate they did not register the birth of any of the siblings.The factum of my birth is confirmed on the basis of the documentary evidence filed before Sub-Division Magistrate by my uncle Dhanpal Subba. Siliguri Municipal Corporation issued a birth certificate on October 27, 1998.Subba recounted that his parents due to lack of proper occupation avenues and meagre source of income shifted from Dabgram, Siliguri to Prajabasti Tinsukia, Assam in 1962-63. It is pertinent to mention that my father’s cousin brother, Prem Bahadur Subba and other relatives were already residing at village Harmoti, Lakhimpur district,” he claimed.He further claimed that in 1978 he gave up his studies on account of his father’s illness and started doing business. “During this period, I was married to Tilmaya Chong of village Tripling, Dibrugarh Assam”.Subba has also tackled the CBI probe ordered against him, holding the Opposition responsible.He said in 1998 BJP came to power and Prafulla Kumar Mahanta belonging to Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) was the Chief Minister. At the relevant time AGP was one of the important constituent of the Central Government headed by BJP. Mahanta on account of political vendetta sent a false complaint to the Prime Minister.The BJP Government remained in power up till 2004 but the CBI did not find any evidence in support off Mahanta’s allegations, he asserted.He further mentioned about an election petition filed by IP Hazarika and the favourable verdict given by Gauhati High Court.Interestingly, he also denied his brother ever petitioning the King of Nepal for his pardon.
(Assam Tribune)
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