IT News
Imphal, Feb 11:
3 different candidates of Lamsang Assembly Constituency allege Education Minister Sorokhaibam Rajen of irregularities while furnishing information in his nomination papers. Speaking to media persons at Manipur Press Club, INC candidate Likmabam Manibabu said, S Rajen furnish different information regarding his Educational Qualification as compared to his last election’s nomination. The Educational qualification of the Minister has been provided as Bachelor of Arts from YK College, Wangjing under Manipur University in the year 1988 whereas in his earlier affidavits of 2017 election his year of passing his Bachelor of Arts has been provided as 1992.
L Manibabu also points out the stark difference of the Minister’s age which was provided in his earlier affidavit. In his affidavit of 2007 election, his age was stated to be of 43 years whereas, in his 2012 election affidavit, his age was provided as 53 years. And the icing on the cake was the reduction of his age in the affidavit of the 2017 election, where it was provided as 52 years of age. Instead of adding 5 more years to his age, it was found that Rajen has grown younger by one year.
Manibabu further said, a case bearing FIR NO 12(2) 07 Patsoi Police Station has not been disclosed in his 2007, 2012, and 2017 election affidavit whereas it was only mentioned in this year’s election affidavit. Manibabu also ridicules the Minister’s inability to pronounce different English words and the way he speaks gibberish while speaking to an interview by one National media, which later went viral on Social media. He questions how can such a person become a Minister and run the government?
Manibabu added he will go to the High court challenging the Election’s Returning Office to accept his nomination during scrutiny and if necessary, will go to The Supreme Court.