Two TMC men join BJP
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 16 2015 : Two members of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Manipur Pradesh have joined BJP and their memberships have been approved by BJP Manipur Pradesh president Th Chaoba.

The two TMC men who have joined BJP are former TMC Manipur Pradesh vice-president N Rabi from Wangoi A/C and former general secretary Kh Viken from Yaiskul A/C .

A felicitation function in honour of the duo was held today at BJP Manipur Pradesh office here.

Speaking at the gathering Th Chaoba said that continuous enrolment of political activists in BJP would prove to be big impetus for the forthcoming by-election to Thangmeiband and Thongju Assembly segments.

Payment of enrolment fee does not matter much but what matters is keeping clear records of all the members enrolled in BJP, Chaoba said.

Lashing out at the Congress Government, Chaoba decried that the State Government has been acting mute and blind to the Court order which annulled appointments of more than 1000 Primary Teachers.

The incumbent Congress Government is the only Government on the planet which can come out with names of candidates who did not appear recruitment test of SIs and ASIs in the selected list.

The Government has been acting quite whimsically as if its days are numbered, Chaoba remarked.

Former MLA Kh Joykishan and BJP Manipur Pradesh media affairs secretary L Basanta were also present at the gathering.

BJP demands probe into teacher recruitment scandal : President of Manipur BJP, Th Chaoba has demanded a probe into the scandal pertaining to recruitment of some 1423 primary teachers, whose appointments were recently cancelled by the High Court of Manipur, reports NNN.

Speaking to media persons during a simple function held at the State BJP office on Friday in connection with enrolment of two new members in the party, Chaoba slammed the Congress Government headed by O Ibobi Singh for maintaining silence on the teacher recruitment scandal.

He demanded the Government to initiate a probe into the scandal.

The primary teachers were recruited in 2011.Chaoba alleged that the teacher recruitment scandal has exposed the corrupt practice of the State Government.

The Government should first spell out the circumstances leading to the cancellation of the recruitment order and start a probe into it, Chaoba demanded.

On October 6, the High Court of Manipur quashed the order issued by the State Government for recruitment of the primary teachers.

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