MI CE suspended
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 01 2022:
The Chief Engineer of Minor Irrigation Department has been placed under suspension on the ground of providing false information to the Manipur Legislative Assembly.
In the course of discussing three different Bills today, the Chief Minister informed the House that the Chief Engineer has been suspended.
Biren said that there were some falsehoods/errors in the reply he gave to MLA Th Lokeshwar on Saturday.
For misleading the House, disciplinary action has been initiated and the Chief Engineer of Minor Irrigation Department has been placed under suspension, Biren said.
Notably, Th Lokeshwar raised a starred question seeking details of the works which have been completed out of the works listed in the Minor Irrigation Department's work programmes of 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22.He further asked the particulars of the works which have been completed within Khundrakpam AC and also those which are still incomplete.
Biren replied by enclosing annexure-I and annexure-II.
Earlier, the Chief Minister introduced the Manipur Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (4th Amendment) Bill 2022, the Manipur Staff Selection Commission Bill 2022 and the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (7th Amendment) Bill 2022 for due discussion and passage by the House.
All the three Bills were passed after some debate on certain additions and modifications.