Cease work strike by Home Guard personnel demanding revocation of transfer order

Imphal, May 16: Following the order for the transfer of Home Guard Commanding Officer (CO) Y Ashok Kumar (MPS), a large number of home guard personnel throng the Office of Commandant Home Guards at Lamphel and announced cease work strike from today.
Demanding immediate revocation of the transfer order, agitating personnel alleged some battalion commanders and their associate juniors of conspiring against the officer in order to drive him away from their way.
One of the agitators told reporters that since the officer, Y Ashok Kumar joined the department in August of 2012, he has been focusing on the development of members and the department as a whole including the preparation of Manipur Government Employees List (MGEL).  
She said as result of his developmental activities like clearance of long pending salaries, organizing refresher courses, smooth coordination with juniors and so on, the actual number of personnel on duty has risen in manifold. Earlier only around 400 personnel out of the 2183 on the payroll of the department were utilised for duty but now the number has risen to over 1000 personals, she added.
While doing so, his good administration has become a hindrance to those ensconced with corrupt practices within the department, and blaming the innocent and upright officer with false charges and complaints to higher authorities for the transfer has become the only way to remove him as he is proving to be an obstacle in their nefarious activities, she alleged. The agitating personnel also stated that further intensive agitations including locking up the office is on the anvil if their demands are not addressed at the earliest.