Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, August 02 2010:
A Manipur legislator has physically assaulted a Superintendent of Engineer (electricity) on Monday.
Reports said that MLA Wangkhem Meghachandra slapped, kicked and punched Superintendent of Engineer (Power Department) Joykumar Sharma today in the latter's office.
A case has been registed in this connection.
Reports said that a man from the MLA's constituency went to the superintendent of engineer and made a complain over defected transformer of the area.
The engineer told the man that only when the chief engineer of the department, who is currently out of station, returns, the matter will be addressed.
The MLA in question also spoke to the engineer over the phone on the matter.
Irked by the superintendent of engineer's way of dealing things, the MLA rushed to the officer's chamber and assaulted him, according to the reports.
Meanwhile, employees of the Manipur electricity department went and highlighted the matter to Power minister Phungzathang Tonsing.
The minister lamented that a legislator should raise his hand on the officer.
Tonsing said that there are numerous rooms where one can put up their grievances rather than resorting to assauting an officer physically.
Meanwhile, a meeting was convened among the chief minister, the Power minister, the MLA in question and the electricity department employees this afternoon.
What conspired in the meeting is yet to be known.