Polytechnic staff, students stage protest
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 08 2011:
Appointment of N Babuchand Singh, Addl Chief Engineer (Civil) of Electricity Department as in-charge of Controller Technical Education on deputation has been strongly protestedby the staff and students of the Government Polytechnic, who today carried out a sit-in protest in their institute complex.
Secretary Dr Bhabeshwar Tongbram of Government Polytechnic Gazetted Staff Association said that the appointment of N Babuchand is against the assurance given earlier by the CM on August 30, 2004 .
He said that deputing a Controller of Technical Education has demoralized the teaching staff of the institute.
There are many qualified teachers in the institute for the post, he said demanding immediate revocation of the order appointing Babuchand as Controller.