Dr Amo to be new HAC Chairman
Ibobi, Gaikhangam to leave for Delhi on April 15
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 11 2012:
Dr Chaltolien Amo, Congress MLA of Tipaimukh A/C under Churachandpur district, who is the lone candidate filling nominations for the election to the post of Chairman of Hill Area Committee (HAC, is all set to be appointed as the new Chairman.
With the last date for filling of nominations for the post of Chairman of HAC over today, no other Congress MLAs, with exception to Dr Chaltolien Amo, filed their nominations.
Candidature of Dr Chaltolien for the post of Chairman of HAC, was proposed by five proposers namely Gaikhangam, MK Preshaw, Fransics Ngajokpa, D Korungthang and Victor Keishing and seconded by another five persons namely T Manga Vaifei, Phungzathang Tonsing, Ngamthing Haokip, ZK Newmai and Yamthong Haokip.
Meanwhile, Speaker Th Lokeshwar has informed that since Dr Chaltolien Amo is the lone candidate filling nominations for the post of Chgairman, Hill Area Committee, he would be officially announced as the new Chairman of the committee by TN Haokip, Presiding Officer of the election, tomorrow at 11 am.
On the other hand, in consonance with the call of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram for all the state Chief Ministers to attend the meeting on Internal Security at Delhi on April 16, Chief Minister O Ibobi and Home Minister Gaikhangam are set to leave for the National capital on April 15 .
Home Minister Gaikhangam had earlier informed media that he would also be taking part in the Internal Security meeting.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has also called for another meeting of the State Chief Ministers on May 5 next to discuss issues related to establishment of a National Counter Insurgency Centre (NCTC) in every state.
According to a reliable source, during the course of the visit to Delhi, Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh and Home Minister Gaikhangam would most probably meet Congress Supremo Sonia Gandhi to discuss problems related to expansion of Ibobi-led Ministry.
Chief Minister O Ibobi has not yet made any comment over the delayed Ministry expansion.
However, since it would be impossible to provide Ministerial berths to all the Congress MLAs, Chief Minister O Ibobi is learnt to have secretly called meetings with the Congress MLAs separately and discussed assigning other political posts in the state in case they miss they Ministerial berths, source disclosed.