Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 07, 2009:
Newly posted DC of Chandel was prevented from entering the DC office to join his duty by people agitating against frequent transfer and posting of DC of the district today.
A government order issued on September 2 had effected to the transfer of Divesh Dayal, DC Chandel replacing him by H Deleep.
Since the issued of the order a section of the people in the district has been protesting against the government order demanding return of the order even another section expressed welcome to the new DC.
As per the order, H Deleep appeared in the DC, Chandel office today to take over the charge as DC of the district.
But protesting people gathering at the gate of the DC office blocked him from entering to the office.
Even though, he insisted the people to allow him to enter and meet the under transfer order DC, Divesh Dayal, people refused to enter him.
Even though police who arrived at spot were on duty, he could not enter the office.
The sitting DC, Divesh Dayal who was also in the office also prevented from meeting with the new officer to replace him despite his repeated plea to allow them to meet even if outside the office complex.
According to the protesting people, they were against the joining of the new DC not because of any other reasons but against the frequent transfer of DC of the district which will delay in the implementation of developmental schemes.
Chandel district witnessed frequent transfer of DC as the present DC under transfer had joint the office only in February this year in place of Ashokumar who the DC of the district till February.
Due to the Model Code of Conduct in the recently concluded Parliamentary elections the present DC could not taken up schemes effectively for months and while he started taken up works, he has been again, they lamented.