Imphal, February 17 : Amidst hue and cry of the issue of Special Police Officers (SPOs) of Heirok, Thoubal district, for the alleged negligence by the state government, recruitment rally for Village Defence Force (VDF) begins on Monday in three districts of Thoubal, Imphal West and Bishnupur.
According to reports, the Monday recruitment witnessed a huge turn-out of youths in the Thoubal district while it was a low turn-out in Imphal West and Bishnupur districts.
Atleast 3000 youths turned up at Thoubal Basu ground while about a thousand turned up for the recruitment in Imphal West district which was held at the 2nd Manipur Rifles' battalion ground and about 800 turned up for Bishnupur district.
Official reports said that Thoubal will recruit 500 VDF while 350 each be recruited for Imphal West and Bishnupur districts.
The recruitment will continue for atleast two to three days, as per the reports.
Talking to media persons during the rally, senior superintendent of the Imphal West district police, L.Kailun, said that the VDF will receive a sum of Rs.3000/ each as monthly salary besides ration and uniforms etc.
He also said that the initial training period for the VDF will be for one year which could be extended and added that they will be posted at their concerned police outposts.
Interacting with the media at the recruitment rally, one Ch.
Khogen, 21, of Nambol Bishnupur district, a ten standard student, revealed that he decided to joint the VDF so as to defend his village and added that he is a job seeker and had never taken part in any recruitment rally.
Another youth, Themba, 21, of Heigrujam Mamang Leikai, Imphal West district, a student of eleven standard revealed that this is the second time that he has to take part in such recruitment.
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Armed villagers threaten to form independent org
Imphal | February 14 : Alleging that they have been ignored for long by the state government, the Special Police Officers (SPOs) (armed villagers) of Heirok in Manipur's Thoubal district have threatened to withdraw their status as SPOs and instead form another independent organisation to safeguard their village.
This comes even as the central government has directed the government of Manipur for recruiting more SPOs in the state.
While informing this during a press conference held on Friday at the Manipur Press Club in Imphal the group commander of the SPO C-Company, Thokchom Romen, revealed that SPOs are morally down following the apathy of the state government. Inspite of many revolts from time to time by the SPOs demanding their rights, including submitting a memorandum to the Union home minister, the government is still silent, rued Romen and informed that one of the 300 SPOs has joint the Army.
He pointed out that the SPOs were confined at the Pangei training centre even after their training duration was over following which the SPOs resorted to hunger strike. They were later transferred to Heirok with the assurance of providing necessary requirements including setting up of separate barrack and regular duty, however till date no necessary requirement are met, except salary and reporting at the attached security post, asserted Romen.
The commander of the SPO C-Company also informed that the step of the government to convert the SPOs into Village Defence Force (VDF) will not be accepted and added that all if government fails to intervene immediately to address the grievances of the SPOs they will form a separate independent organization to protect the village of Heirok.
Following the direction of the central government a state cabinet meeting in January has also approved for recruitment of 10,350 SPOs and the recruitment process will be started on February 15.
It is worth mentioning that SPOs were established by the state government recently following the arms demands made by the villagers of Heirok and other localities in the Manipur valley to defend and protect themseles from certain quarters.
This comes even as the central government has directed the government of Manipur for recruiting more SPOs in the state.
While informing this during a press conference held on Friday at the Manipur Press Club in Imphal the group commander of the SPO C-Company, Thokchom Romen, revealed that SPOs are morally down following the apathy of the state government. Inspite of many revolts from time to time by the SPOs demanding their rights, including submitting a memorandum to the Union home minister, the government is still silent, rued Romen and informed that one of the 300 SPOs has joint the Army.
He pointed out that the SPOs were confined at the Pangei training centre even after their training duration was over following which the SPOs resorted to hunger strike. They were later transferred to Heirok with the assurance of providing necessary requirements including setting up of separate barrack and regular duty, however till date no necessary requirement are met, except salary and reporting at the attached security post, asserted Romen.
The commander of the SPO C-Company also informed that the step of the government to convert the SPOs into Village Defence Force (VDF) will not be accepted and added that all if government fails to intervene immediately to address the grievances of the SPOs they will form a separate independent organization to protect the village of Heirok.
Following the direction of the central government a state cabinet meeting in January has also approved for recruitment of 10,350 SPOs and the recruitment process will be started on February 15.
It is worth mentioning that SPOs were established by the state government recently following the arms demands made by the villagers of Heirok and other localities in the Manipur valley to defend and protect themseles from certain quarters.
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