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Manipur CM is corrupt: WikiLeaks
- Hindustan Times -
Sanjib Kr Baruah(HT) , New Delhi, March 21, 2011
In a September 2006 confidential cable released by WikiLeaks, Henry Jardine, principal officer, US consulate general in Kolkata, underscored the corrupt state of affairs in Manipur. The US official, reporting that rampant corruption was complicating the effort to control rising violence in the state, also mentioned that chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh was known as "Mr. Ten Percent", for the amount of money that he takes from contracts and government projects.
The US confidential cable said that in December 2005, chief of Army Staff J.J. Singh reportedly told the media that chief minister Singh had contributed Rs 15 million to insurgent groups in the state.
In the US officials' many interactions, even with some government officials, a reoccurring comment was that Manipur was less a state and more a colony of India.
The general use of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) meant that Manipuris did not have the same rights compared to other Indian citizens and restrictions on travel to the state added to the sense of isolation and separation from the rest of India.
The overwhelming presence of military, paramilitary and police officers contributed to the impression that Imphal was under military occupation.
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** H/T to Sanjit Laishram for informing this news.
This Post is uploaded on March 22 2011.
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