SMDC denies teacher's claim
Source: The Sangai Express
Kakching, August 01 2018:
School Management and Development Committee (SMDC) of Lamjao Upper Primary School, Kakching discredited the claim made by Khommei, Manipuri teacher of Kakching Higher Secondary School, who has also self-identified as ex-VP AMSU, published in the July 31st edition of The Sangai Express (page 4 under 'letter to editor' section) as baseless and false, said a statement of the committee.
In the statement, it is mentioned that on March 23, 2018, a meeting chaired by Mayeng Lamjao Gram Panchayat pradhan Urikhinbam Narjit Singh was held in the presence of guardian of the students and staffs of Lamjao Upper Primary School and resolved to form School Management and Development Committee (SMDC) under the guidelines of SSA with the approval of the president, secretary of local club, panchayat authority, guardians and Headmistress (in-charge) of the school.
The statement continued that on the same day (March 23, 2018), two names were considered for the post of Local Educationist between Khommei and Mayengbam Momon, a retired Medical Health Educationist.
Mayengbam Momon was a former president of the school managing committee and also served as cashier of Lairembi Yaioibi Haraoba Committee of Lamjao, Kakching for more than 10 years.
However, Mayengbam Momon was unanimously elected for the post while no one endorsed for Khommei on that day, it added.
While ensuring that the main objective of the committee is for quality control of new school building the committee alleged that earlier Khommei along with some his associates had dismantled some portion of the school without taking any due approval from the authority concerned even the Headmistress (in-charge) of the school.
Reacting strongly, Headmistress (in-charge) intervened and locked the doors of the demolished classrooms saying that school buildings cannot be flattened without arranging an alternative classroom for the students while adding that the students attended their classes in a makeshift of local club, said the statement.
In the statement, it has also alleged that recently Khommei and his associates has used their connection to make is sued a transfer order for the Headmistress (in-charge) which may hamper the construction of new school building.
The committee while demanding to issue stay order of the transfer order denounced that the claim made by Khommei in the newspaper was baseless and false propaganda to taint the image of SMDC, added the statement.