CLP condemns Ngaland CM’s speech on three bills
IMPHAL, February 15: A Congress Legislature Party meeting has minutely discussed the issues surrounding the eligibility criteria of the February 28 scheduled Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Exam and has decided to cancel the said exam and instead initiate fresh process to conduct the exam.
This was stated by government spokesperson and Education minister Moirangthem Okendro today.
According to the government spokesperson, the CLP had also slammed the speech of Ngaland CM TR Zeliang made in Ukhrul yesterday regarding the three bills passed by the State Assembly.
Okendro said the CLP meeting chaired by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh was conducted around 2pm at the conference hall of the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.
He said the CLP had discussed in detail the issues raised against the eligibility criteria of the exam conducted by the Manipur Public Service Commission before arriving on the decision to cancel the earlier advertisement published in connection with the exam.
The members had also discussed the recruitment criteria of public service commissions of other States and decided to modify the MPSC recruitment criteria, he said.
The CLP has also decided to initiate the process for the fresh conduct of the exam, he added.
Okendro further said that the CLP meeting had also discussed the visit of Chief Ministers of two neighbouring States during the Lui Ngai Ni festival celebration in Ukhrul.
He said the CLP warmly welcome the act of the two Chief Minister who came and participated in the celebrations in person.
However, at the same time the CLP strongly condemned their misleading statements made during the festival regarding the three bills which was passed unanimously by the Manipur Legislative Assembly.
He said the CLP members had observed during the meeting that the Chief Ministers of the neighbouring States had come to drive a wedge among the different communities residing peacefully in the State.
He said it is preposterous that TR Zeliang had lauded the four NPF MLAs of the State legislature for submitting their resignation letters; however, their acts are being investigated under The People’s Representation Act as to whether their resignations were submitted on their own accord or due threats from outside, he added.
The minister also observed that whether the four have actually resigned or not could be ascertained from themselves, however, as of now, they are still taking the perks and entitlements of being MLAs from the State government.