Ceiling fans and electric bulbs were among the items reporedly missing when a few former Manipur MLAs, Ministers and even a Deputy Chief Minister, who were defeated in the March Assembly election, vacated the government quarters at New Chekkon in Imphal East district.
News channels in Imphal showed that some of the government quarters vacated by the defeated former elected members had fans, electric bulbs, switch boards and other items missing. An official who declined to be named said, “As the news channel images vividly show, the floors are partially damaged apart from the missing fans and other items. It will be impossible for any family of the newly elected members to move in. It will take quite some time to repair the damage”.
The government toughened its stand against the officials when 187 of them refused to vacate their quarters. The government plans to construct a new residential complex once the quarters are vacated.
