Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 15 2009:
Demanding removal of the incumbent ZEO in-charge of Zone II within four days by the higher authorities concerned, Democratic Students' Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) has warned of taking recourse various intense agitation including shut down of the ZEO Zone-II office if the demand is considered.
Talking to mediapersons at the office of DESAM here today, education secretary of the student body Arambam Thoithoi alleged that the incumbent ZEO in-charge of Zone-II has failed to perform his duties and live up to the expectation of the respectable post he is in-charge, and the office of the ZEO Zone-II has become a den of vices.
Substantiating the charges against the incumbent ZEO in-charge of Zone-II, Thoithoi asserted that teachers from various schools are being utilised at the office of the ZEO beyond the power vested upon ZEO apart from appointment of a cook at the high school even before upgradation of the Mid-Day meal which is currently applicable to the student of elementary schools to High school
level.
Moreover, various irregularities in the appointment of one computer operation, two accountants and special teacher for Jiribam Constituency under SSA have been detected, Thoithoi said.
Giving four days time to the authorities concerned to remove the incumbent ZEO in-charge of Zone-II, Thoithoi said DESAM would be constraint to launch various intense agitation including closure of the ZEO Zone-II office if the demand is not fulfilled.