TKS vows to fight for HS Verypam's case
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, July 10 2011: The state government is arbitrarily overlooking the Recruitment Rules (RR) in the case of HS Verypam, and instead, allowing an in-eligible Superintendent Engineer to take charge as Chief Engineer (PHED).

This act is a blatant discrimination against the deserving person in particular, and the tribals in general, charged in a press release issued today by General Secretary, Tangkhul Katamnao Saklong(TKS), Mahirah Raihing.

TKS resolved to take up the issue of HS Verypam, Chief Engineer (PHED), who has been attached as the OSD to Commissioner (PHE), it stated.

It further said that HS Verypam was promoted to the post of Superintendent Engineer wef 24th, August, 2002 and subsequently to the post of Additional Chief Engineer wef 7th, December, 2007.Then, on the basis of the letter dated 28th, February, 2009, he assumed his duty as Chief Engineer, PHED.

However, without citing any substantive reasons, the service of the most eligible engineer was attached to the post of O.S.D.to Commissioner (PHE) without according proper status, as per the Government order dated 5th, October, 2009.Even after he was regularly promoted to the post of Chief Engineer w.e.f.27th, July, 2010, on completion of 3-year regular service as Additional Chief Engineer as per Recruitment Rules, HS Verypam is still retained as OSD to Commissioner (PHE).

The State Government is answerable to this arbitrary and discriminatory act.

Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh had also issued an instruction to concerned Minister (PHED) on the 27th, November, 2009 directing "The service of H.S.Verypam i/c Chief Engineer, PHED which has been kept and attached as OSD to Commissioner/PHED in the Secretariat PHE Department may please be repatriated to his parent Department as i/c Chief Engineer with immediate effect in the larger interest of public." Unfortunately, the state government has so far failed to take any action.

If the concerned Minister did not heed the directive of the Chief Minister, then one wonders - who has the final say in the government affairs? Is the present Chief Minister a mere puppet in the hands of few unscrupulous Cabinet Ministers, questioned the statement.

The TKS has perused the case of HS Verypam and found gross violation of Recruitment Rules on the part of the State Government.

However, it is our appeal to the Congress led SPF ministry to correct this anomaly in the PHED without further delay.

Despite all the odds, the TKS still repose faith in the present Chief Minister that his wisdom will prevail and immediately acted upon the instruction (UO No.1/46/2009-CM) to get it done positively.

The release further states that in the event of the Government's failure to redress the issue in time, the TKS will be bound to resort to various forms of democratic campaign until the delivery of justice to the victimized person.

It also appealed to other organizations to join hands in this campaign against the matter of promotion and posting in government departments.

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