TKS demands removal of Minister Nasir
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, May 07 2014:
While condemning the alleged racial comments made by Agriculture Minister Nasir on a tribal officer (ZEO of Thoubal) on April 24 after calling him at his official quarters, Tangkhul Katamnao Saklong (TKS), the apex students' organization of the Tanglhul community, has demanded removal of Nasir from his ministerial post or have a graceful exit on moral ground for being too clumsy to be in a decent society.
"An independent investigation by the union after the occurrence of the episode has tacitly revealed beyond a shadow of doubt that the Minister has the habit of manhandling, assaulting and using abusive vulgar words to bureaucrats and friends alike," said TKS.
"History repeats itself but only for fools" is a maxim and it is true that his unruly repetition of his insanity to the officers ever since he took the charge of the ministerial post is unbecoming of an honourable minister.
If such an irrational person like him should remain as minister, Education department will be a mockery in Manipur.
The damage is already done as the Minister has given a rejoinder that he had not done anything wrong beyond the law and the Constitution," the Tangkhul student body said.
According to TKS, it is a shameful thing for all the denizens of Manipur to have such a figure without rationality.TKS said it is not against the minority Muslims of Manipur.
It is neither to perpetuate hatred between the two minorities groups but is against a particular Minister who claims himself a minority group.
It is true that he has committed a crime under Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989.Therefore, the CLP should not sit idle but initiate immediate steps for removal of his ministerial post," the TKS added.
TKS also extended gratitude to ATSUM for its selfless sacrifices to retain Alternative/Additional English in lieu of MIL for those tribes whose languages are not recognized by Board of Secondary Education Manipur.