Lilong Haoreibi students’ union demand principal’s suspension

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Dec 7

General secretary of Lilong Haoreibi College Students’ Union, Md. Sabir Ahamed alleged principal of Lilong Haoreibi College, Ushoipokpi, Thoubal district, Md. Sahidur Rahaman of pocketing college funds.

In a statement during a press meet held today Manipur Press Club Sabir said a total of 1760 students who took admission in the college for the session 2017-18. The fees for admission forms forms along is Rs. 92,42,815, and this has been withdrawn by the principal without the consent of college cashier, the student leader claimed.

He said this became known when the students’ union checked the details of official accounts of the college the banks.

“These kind of corrupt practices have become the tradition of the college since long back,” he proclaimed.

Most of the former principals of this college also follow the same corrupt tradition that  Sahidur has embraced, he also charged.

Past students’ union of the college had also made several complaints to the state authority to take action but all to no avail, he further claimed.

At the time of form submission for admission for 2017-18 session, Sahidur brought his own private person to do the official works instead of relying on the college’s own clerical staffs, Sabir alleged.

He further said the principal not only failed to take action against irregular staffs but he himself does not attend college regularly.

“At the time for submission of scholarships forms sponsored by University Grants Commission, UGC, he charged Rs. 50, and then for form verification he charged another Rs. 500 from the students,” Sabir charged.

“Most of the non-government funds of the college are not deposited into the college bank accounts. These instead are diverted to the principal’s personal account,” Sabir further claimed.

Sabir said most of the students studying in the college are of minority community but instead of extending the subsidies minorities are constitutionally entitled to, he charged Rs. 350 more for admission, and this extra went into the principal’s pocket.

If these rampant corrupt practices are not taken note of and stopped by the authority concerned, the careers of students of the college face total elimination, he lamented.

Sabir claimed students have decided to boycott Sahidur from today, and also warned the principal to return the college fund of Rs. 92,04,815 on or before December 9.

He also urged the government to appoint a regular principal soon, and this must be a clean man interested in the welfare of the college and its students. “If our complaint is not heard, we will resort to intense agitation,” Sabir warned.