CM mulls corruption free elections
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, August 14 2017:
Chief Minister N Biren Singh urged the general public to elect the right leaders without taking money in elections .
He was speaking as chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of a community hall at Luwangshangbam Maning Leikai, Imphal East district today .
Reiterating that the present Government has a firm commitment to root out corruption, he opined that cleansing of the society should begin from elections .
People should put in effort to settle for consensus candidates instead of encouraging the idea of hav- ing multiple numbers of candidates, the Chief Minister observed that extending collective support to the consensus candidate is the only means to cut down election expenditures .
Observing that electing the right candidate without taking money would be a huge positive change, he urged the gathering to begin this reformation from Hei-ngang and set itself as an example for a corruption-free constituency .
Expressing serious concern over involvement of two policemen in a recent bomb blast, the Chief Minister observed that there is an urgent need for rectification of recruitment process of Manipur Police Department .
He further said that the Special Investigation Teams (SITs) constituted to probe the mass recruitment of employees by the previous Government were successful to gather some interesting points .
He added that 30 candidates were found interviewed in 30 minutes by a DPC Board of a Department .
Speaking on bringing egalitarian development in the State, the Chief Minister said that construction of important roads and highways would commence soon after the rainy season .
MLAs Y Surchandra and L Rameshwor, Imphal West Adhakshya Y Dasumati, Laipham Khunou Zilla Parishad Member P Sundar and BJP Heingang Mandal president Kh Jila also attended the function which was presided by Kontha Khabam Zilla Parishad Member P Bimola.