Imphal, February 06: Taking a serious note of the reported assault of the Deputy Commissioner of Ukhrul Mohanlal Meena by workers of MLA A Aza and another employee of the DC office by MLAs Danny Shaiza and Wungnaoshang Keishing, Union Home Secretary VK Duggal and Union Cabinet Secretary VK Chaturvedi today called up the State Chief Secretary and sought a detailed report on the incidents.

Disclosing this to The Sangai Express, a reliable source said that the two officers called up the Chief Secretary today and expressed deep concern over the incidents and questioned the character of the State Government letting for such ugly incidents to take place.

The source said that the Centre has taken a serious view of the elected representatives of the people assaulting Government employees and expressed their anger and concern over the unsavoury incidents.

Seeking a detailed report, the Centre has asked the Chief Secretary to study whether the security cover provided to the three MLAs should be withdrawn as the security cover might have given them the impression that they can throw their weights around.

Following the two calls to the Chief Secretary, the officer has today written to the State DGP AK Parashar to submit a detailed report on the incidents by February 9, said the source.

A final decision on whether the security cover provided to the three MLAs should be withdrawn or not will be taken on the basis of the report submitted by the police, added the source.

Ukhrul DC Mohanlal Meena was reportedly assaulted by MLA A Aza's men over the award of a scheme under the Border Area Development Programme while another employee of the DC office of Ukhrul was assaulted by the men of MLAs Danny Shaiza and W Keishing over the same scheme.

Earlier acting on the official intimation from the Ukhrul police to the Imphal West police to arrest the son of MLA A Aza in connection with the case, personnel of Imphal West police went to the MLA's house to pick up his son but learnt that he has left for Delhi.

One worker of the MLA, Peter Tangkhul who was arrested by the Ukhrul police following the lodging of an FIR has been released on bail, said another source.

Following the unsavoury incidents, the State Planning Department has asked the DC of Ukhrul to submit all files and documents related to the BADP scheme at Ukhrul.

Talking to The Sangai Express another well placed source said that following an instruction from Chief Secretary Jarnail Singh the State Planning Department has asked the DC to submit the progress report of the BADP schemes at Ukhrul as well as to submit all the relevant files.

In a written intimation sent to the DC, the Director of the Planning Commission also mentioned that no further funds for the said schemes will be released and added that the works taken up under the scheme should also be studied.

The DC has also been instructed to cancel any sub-standard work taken up under the BADP scheme and to award the work to a fresh firm.

The BADP account at the UBI branch, Ukhrul has also been frozen.

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