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Manipur CM announces suspension of officials in land scam case

There were several cases of illegal transfers of land, and the issue of patta at forest and government land.

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Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said nine officials, including two Manipur Civil Service cadres, have been suspended and two retired officials have been detained in several cases involving land record manipulation.

Addressing the media here at the CM Secretariat on Friday, CM said various officials had manipulated land records and after a probe, it was decided to suspend Kh. Goverdhon Singh, MCS, Samson Huidrom, MCS; G. Chinglensana Kabui, L/A SDC, M. Sanatomba Singh, Mandol, L. Biswanath Singh, Mandol, Md. Hassan, Mandol, T. Hemjit Singh, Mandol. Two retired officials, O. Munal Singh, and Md. Jahangir was also found involved in some cases.

There were several cases of illegal transfers of land, and the issue of patta at forest and government land.

N. Biren Singh continued that the state government had been taking various measures to address certain issues, which had been major causes of the deteriorating condition of the state.

He expressed that governance is not just the development of infrastructure but also taking up activities for the betterment of future generations and the preservation of the environment.

Mentioning the responsibility of bureaucrats and the people’s trust towards them, he instructed all the officials of the state government to render their service sincerely and diligently and also to refrain from committing any wrongful activity.  

He also asked them to voluntarily come out and rectify any wrongful deed, if they had committed it earlier before the government starts taking legal action against them.

N. Biren Singh expressed his satisfaction with the judiciary of the state for their cooperation in the government’s initiative to take up legal action against offenders of the law. 

He further appealed to the public not to lobby any government officials for getting their work done, adding that the state government is standing strongly against corruption and has been trying to root it out of the state.

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