TSA denounces KSO claim on EMRS issue
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kangpokpi, April 12 2022:
Thadou Students' Association General Headquarters (TSA-GHQ) has denounced the claim made by Kuki Students' Organisation (KSO), Moltam Block over the issue of EMRS at L Jangnomphai village.
Paogoulun Chongloi, deputy secretary-general, TSA-GHQ, alleged that to derail the EMRS allotted for Sadar Hills West block, which is now bifurcated into T Waichong, Champhai and Kangpokpi, Letkhogin Haokip, administrative secretary/ACS of TA&H Dept, had diverted the scheme to L Jangnomphai (Veitum Khunou) village, currently within Kangchup Gelang block which was a part of Saitu-Gamphazol block before its bifurcation during Census of India, 2011 .
He further alleged said that Letkhogin Haokip and the chief of L Jangnomphai belong to the same Lunkhel family under the Haokip clan and such act of favouritism tantamount to abuse of administrative power and authority.
The IAS officer has not upheld the principles of merit, fairness and impartiality in the discharge of duties while choosing the location of EMRS for Sadar Hills West block and Singhat Block, Churachandpur (where he approved EMRS in his native village in Sumchinvum village), violating the provisions of All India Service (Conduct) Rules, 1968.For this reason, TSA requested the chief minister of Manipur to suspend Letkhogin Haokip for the gross misconduct in his service, Paogoulun added.
Apropos to the KSO's claim, TSA-GHQ said that the committee constituted by the then minister (TA&H) under the chairmanship of Lekhogin Haokip, additional chief secretary (TA&H), to verify the location of L Jangnomphai village whether or not it falls under Sadar Hills West block, did not comply with the guidelines of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, and erroneously concluded that L Jangnomphai was under Sadar Hills West block and therefore wrongly approved EMRS L Jangnomphai as Sadar Hills West block.
Clarifying that TSA's intention is not to derail the process of setting up EMRS for Sadar Hills West but to rectify the location of EMRS which was wrongly allotted to L Jangnomphai village in Saitu-Gamphazal block (now Kangchup-Geljang) meant for Sadar Hills West block, the student body said that the committee had reported correctly the revenue and administrative location of L Jangnomphai block as Kangchup-Geljang block, but failed to point out that L Jangnomphai village is not under Sadar Hills West block.
It further said that Letkhogin Haokip had misused his power, unduly influence his sub-ordinate, and did not purportedly consult the concerned Revenue Department and Director, Census Operations Manipur, RGI, and MHA for further verification and clarification of the location of L Jangnomphai village.
While decrying the claim of KSO in justification of the jurisdiction of L Jangnomphai village, TSA-GHQ raised the legal validity of EMRS to L Jangnomphai for Sadar Hills West block.
It also alleged that the procedural lapse to derail the construction of EMRS for Sadar Hills was purposefully influenced by Letkhogin Haokip who worked against the interest of the people of Sadar Hills West block and did things in contravention of established laws, rules, regulations, and practices which all violate All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968.TSA-GHQ then said that India as a democratic nation follows due process of law and administrative rules/guidelines in providing any schemes/benefits, and requested all concerned not to further process any form of objection relating to reallocation of EMRS in L Jangnomphai village to any village in Sadar Hills West block, adding that TSA has to voice for any administrative breakdown in the government.