NCP opposes shifting of ONGC hqs from Dehradun
Nationalist Congress Party on Tuesday opposed the reported move of shifting ONGC headquarters to New Delhi from here and urged Uttaranchal chief minister N D Tiwari to take up the matter with the Centre.
By PTI |
DEHRADUN: Nationalist Congress Party on Tuesday opposed the reported move of shifting ONGC headquarters to New Delhi from here and urged Uttaranchal chief minister N D Tiwari to take up the matter with the Centre.
"ONGC is not only an identity symbol of Dehradun since 1955 when it was set up by Keshav Dev Malviya, but also played a vital role in running the economy of the hill state and so shifting of the company headquaters would not be acceptable to us at any cost," NCP state unit president Surya Kant Dhasmana told reporters here.
Claiming that ONGC's chairman-cum-managing director and other directors and staff sit in New Delhi office only, Dhasmana said the strength of company's officials and employees in Dehradun has become just half in the last five years.
"Recently ONGC transferred its 17 senior officials and nearly 200 employees from here. This is a clear pointer that there is a move to shift ONGC headquarters from here to the national capital," he said adding "if necessary we will launch an agitation".
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