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WWW.EASTERNMIRRORNAGALAND.COM EASTERN MIRROR India, Italy resolve Federer defeats Del Potro at to combat terrorism, Irrfan to star in Amazon’s political Swiss Indoors final, earns satire ‘The Ministry’ | P10 violent extremism | P8 95th career title | P11 NATION ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS VOL. XVI NO. 297 | PAGES 12 ` 4/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2017 Vigilance fishes out 1.8 cr. from probe Acharya, Zeliang’s message Health, School Education, PWD tops list against graft attracts salvo Our Correspondent for the constitution and the law.’ Our Correspondent said. However, he main- Kohima, Oct. 30 (EMN): A former However, he confidently said that Kohima, Oct. 30 (EMN): tained, the fight against minister has taken a dig at the governor ‘today, the people have clearly come to The State Vigilance Com- corruption should be taken of Nagaland, PB Acharya, and Chief know that the present chief minister, TR mission (SVC) of Na- beyond the electoral proc- Minister TR Zeliang’s ‘anti-corruption’ Zeliang has the number but do not have galand has recovered ess, and into ‘the daily hab- messages on Vigilance Awareness Week the constitution and the law to sustain in funds amounting to its of the citizens.’ recently in that they stated that corrup- his government to go further, while on Rs.1,79,85,661 during in- The official was of the tion had become 'a way of life.’ the other hand, former ousted chief min- vestigations and has ‘dis- view that if the society According to legislator Yitachu, ister, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu has the posed’ 35 cases during the had pursued a ‘higher de- ‘When the two heads of the state have constitution and the law with him but do past one year, from No- gree of morality’ then that made such a statement, the people has not have the number to run the govern- vember 2016 till October value would automatically the right to know what the steps that ment.’ 2017. ‘transfer it into the govern- they have initiated are and put forward Yitachu maintained further that the This was revealed by ment.’ to check corruption activities in the state.’ protest was ‘peaceful and it does not DIGP for Vigilance and He noted that people The legislator is part of former Chief look for any kind of violence, protest Anti-Corruption Police, I suggest more stringent Minister Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu-led and agitations that would bring destruc- Meyionen, during a Vigi- rules and laws to fight cor- group of the Naga Peoples’ Front (NPF). tion.’ However, he cautioned that ‘when lance Awareness Week ruption. But, he said, leg- Speaking at the sixth day of the indef- a peaceful dharna cannot bring about and programme on Monday at EM Images islations and laws can not inite ‘dharna’ by the NPF central youth secure justice and rights to the people and the SVC’s office in Kohima (L-R) Vigilance Commissioner KT Sukhalu and DIGP for Vigilance I Meyionen. correct the social menace wing outside the Civil Secretariat at Ko- when there is no alternate ways, then the town. Highlighting the unless citizens are willing hima town, Yitachu remarked: As cor- ultimate ends will be heading towards achievement of the com- were completed after in- was not a new phenom- our social life,” the official to correct themselves first. ruption has become the ‘most lucrative violence and chaos.’ mission during the past one vestigation. He informed enon in the Naga society. stated. He lamented that He pointed out that cor- business’ in the biggest democracy in the While being hopeful that the gover- year, the official said 83 that one person has been He blamed both the public people have started seeking ruption was not confined world (India), ‘Therefore, even the gover- nor and speaker would not commit ‘an- cases were currently under terminated from service and the government of be- ‘shortcuts’ even to the ex- to backdoor appointments nor did not hesitate to take a step of in- other silly mistake’ which ‘may push the investigation while 18 were while 14 persons have been ing ‘equally responsible’ tent of circumventing the and multi-crore scams. It stalling an unconstitutional government.’ state into chaos and violence,’ Yitachu under trial in the court. served with an ‘administra- for the ‘mass corruption of system: bribing just not to includes bribery, cheat- The member of Nagaland Legislative sounded caution that ‘when things are According to the of- tive warning’ so far. Nagaland’. take a chance in competi- ing, submission of false Assembly (NLA) accused the governor of pushed too far and people continue to do ficial, the department of On the issue of fraudu- The official said there tive exams or not to take completion certificates by ‘perpetuating the crisis, actively support- illegal things, then it definitely will have Health and Family Welfare lent drawing of pension, used to be a time when the a chance on an open ten- VDBs and village councils ed’ by the speaker of the assembly. ‘This no choice but to fight back with whatever had the highest number of he said eight claims were state was unable to utilize der bid etc. “Bribery has for development projects situation would never come about had it they can to secure their rights and justice.’ cases under investigation proved genuine while four all the funds allotted to become such an accepted etc., and so on at the com- not been the governor who is the constitu- Also speaking at the event was chair- (15 cases out of 83) while cases were found to be bo- it. But today, he said, the norm that we now official- munity and citizens’ level tional head who is spearheading all these man of the Democratic Alliance of Na- School Education and gus. Reports of investiga- state’s debt has risen to a ly call it ‘commission’ and He added that a corrup- and installing a government that do not galand government, Kuzholuzo Nienu. PWD had 10 each; Rural tion were submitted to the level where insufficient commissions are openly tion-free Nagaland cannot have the backing of the constitution and He pointed out that under the tenth Development nine, the po- AG office for necessary ac- funds chronically debilitate demanded by bureaucrats, be brought about by legisla- the law and putting a shame to the people scheduled of the Indian Constitution, lice dept. five, the Trans- tion, it was informed. the state’s policy imple- politicians, various organi- tion but by bold and deter- of the state as a whole.’ every disqualification paper that is being port dept. four; PHE, Tax- The SVC has listed mentation. “The underly- zations, even RTI appli- mined efforts of the public. The former minister remarked that moved to the speaker should be moved es, Power and Irrigation recommendations to 13 ing cause is the fact that cants are misusing it for On the improvement the NLA speaker ‘keeps on dancing to within 20 days of time. However, he said and Flood Control with departments; seven have the Naga conscience is no individual gains,” he said. of the prevailing system, the tunes of the governor’ and allowing it had ‘lapsed and it’s been more than three each; and Municipal accepted while the others longer able to withstand The official lauded he suggested that judiciary the ‘unconstitutional government to keep three months today compelling the party Affairs had two cases. are pending, it was learnt. Naga dishonesty,” Sukhalu social organisations in- should be given more inde- on functioning’ which is ‘unexpected, un- to start the sit-in protest.’ He accused the Meyionen disclosed pointed. cluding the churches for pendence and be proactive fortunate and unwarranted.’ speaker also of not taking action ‘but stor- that during said period, Govt. and public equally “Corruption is an all creating awareness on the on issues related to cor- ‘Do the governor and the speaker ing the file in a cold storage and sitting three cases under the PWD responsible for corruption pervasive issue; we have all importance and the long- ruption; special courts be want our Naga society to be heading to- over it.’ (Roads and Bridges) de- Delivering the keynote come face to face with cor- term impact of clean elec- set up to tackle corruption wards a dictatorial kind of functioning in The Dan leader referred to a docu- partment and Irrigation address during the occa- ruption... At the most ba- tions. The general percep- issues and speedy trials be government system?’ Yitachu wondered. ment dated July 20, 2017 and signed by and Flood Control, and sion, Vigilance Commis- sic, we have either offered a tion of the public believes held; allow law and order He remarked that 'who are hungry for the commissioner and secretary of the concerned with incomplete sioner KT Sukhalu candid- bribe or have been offered that the root of corruption machinery to work without power are drunk, wants to enjoy the seat NLA addressed to him. work / abandoned projects, ly asserted that corruption a bribe at some point of lies in elections, Sukhalu political interference. of power and therefore they do not care More on Page 5 Public involvement, Civic Sense Bus runs over man at Blue Hill Landslide cuts off Kohima-Wokha road Dimapur, Oct. 30 (EMN): A Blue Hill bus plying between Dimapur and Tuensang ran over and killed a pedestrian near the Blue Hill needed to control dengue outbreak junction in Dimapur at around 4 pm on Monday, reports have said. Dimapur, Oct. 30 (EMN): Dimapur city, all available control and upper limbs The pedestrian, a non-Naga, was yet to be identified at the time Dengue fever, which is measures have been put into place of this report being filed.

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