Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 23:
A symposium on 'rampant corruption in Manipur: Problems and Remedies' organised by Senior Citizens for Society, manipur was held at the Manipur Press Club today.
The symposium's inaugural programme was held with president of the host Society N Binoy Singh, vice president Laisom Lalit Singh and Padmashree RK Jhaljit Singh as presidium members.
In delivering the welcome address, general secretary of Society Prof L Sadananda presented a detailed account of the Society's objectives since its inception in 2004 by senior citizens.
Stating that senior citizens joined the body to contribute their mite for betterment of the society undeterred by age, Sadananda proclaimed 'we are retired but not tired' to underline the Society's commitment to its goal.
He also recounted of the Society having organised specific public sessions on varied issues ranging from peace, development and protection of the State's emotional and territorial integrity.
The Society's co-ordinator Dr M Nara, who delivered the key-note address asserted that corruption is one the most important factors responsible for the insurgency movement and breeding social ills and called upon all to contribute their mite in changing the course from the present system before it reaches a point of no return.
He also expressed that under the objective of highlighting ills of corruption and means to eradicate the chronic disease the symposium had been organised.
Dr nara further contended that voice of the Senior citizens is heard and respected by authorities of Central Government whenever vital issues crop up in the state.
In the morning session of the symposium, advocate Kh Mani elucidated on 'Rampant corruption in governance' and explained that in a society with high rate of corruption 'vulture culture' supersedes all forms of societal obligations, rights of the citizens suppressed under the pretext of law and order exercises apart from escalation of acts of terror by both State and non-state actors.
Highlighting that corruption could be studied under the vices of greed, embezzlement, nepotism and extortion, mani stressed only through proper implementation and practice of the Right to information Act and election reformation among other remedial steps could the Anti Corruption Law yield positive results.
Discussions during the evening session centred around 'corruption in public life'.