Govt has nothing to do with MLA Shyamkumar's quit call: Okendro
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, January 20 2015: Clarifying that the ruling Congress government has nothing to do with MLA of Andro Constituency, Th Shyamkumar who has threatened to resign over alleged misconducts and wrongdoings on part of the Ministers, Education Minister M Okendro, who is also the spokesperson of the government, rubbished the allegations made by the MLA against the Ministers as 'baseless' .

Addressing a press meet at his office at Secretariat on Tuesday, Minister Okendro said that the decision of MLA Th Shyamkumar to resign is his individual matter and so the government has no connection with the call of the MLA at all.

He countered that the MLA has used derogatory remarks against the government while hurling the allegations which are all unfounded and added that MLA Shyamkumar belongs to Trinamool Congress party so his resignation call has nothing to do with the government.

If he resigns eventually, one thing that the government could do is to hold a bye-election in Andro Constituency through the channel of State Election Office which is mandatory, the Minister said.

Referring to the charges made by MLA Shyamkumar against the government regarding the outbreak of rabies in different parts of the State which has claimed lives of people, Okendro asserted that effective measures have been put in place to tackle the outbreak.

An emergency Cabinet meeting was convened on January 19 wherein it was decided to take up necessary measures to tackle the outbreak of rabies.

Health officials in all districts have been also directed to administer anti-rabies vaccine to dogs.

Further, the government has given approval for release of funds that will be required by the Health Services and Veterinary Department to tackle the menace.

There is no question of the government taking the rabies issue lightly, the Minister elaborated.

On the issue of school textbooks as alleged by MLA Shamkumar, Okendro clarified that the academic session of school has just begun but most of the textbooks are available.

Several textbooks which are not available at present have been printed.

It will be dispatched soon.

The transfer policy of teachers will also be implemented, he assured.

Stating that PDS items are being supplied regularly without any lapse, the Education Minister said that the government has been making efforts to implement the Food Security Act in the State from April.

To meet the deadline, construction of several godowns has been completed.

There is also a plan to construct more godowns to store food items, Okendro further added.

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