IMPHAL May 21: The staff members of Manipur Voluntary Health Association in a press conference held at the Manipur Press club, today, categorically refuted the statements made by the association secretary that was publicized in various local dailies on May 19 and 20.
The staff members of MVHA alleged that the current secretary took charge of MVHA in December 2009 and the previous committee had handed over several projects that were taken up during their tenure to the new secretary, however, owing to inefficiency and lack of transparency on the part of the new secretary in handling various official matters, several projects were revoked.
The staffs further claimed that since his tenure as the new secretary, around Rs. 30, 00, 000 had already been sanctioned for some projects.
The staffs during the conference further denied the statement of the secretary, who had stated that the agitating employees were all ousted from the association.
They further condemned the secretary for turning a blind eye to their contributions and sacrifices made while building up the association since the last many years.
They claimed that they have been associated with the organization before the new secretary took charge of the administration of MVHA. The staff members said that they were put in an awkward situation and could not comprehend his statement as no formal notice were conveyed to them during the pass several months about the completion of their term.
The staff members further demanded that their pending remunerations should be paid duly and allowed them to work as before. They also demanded that the incompetent secretary should resigned on moral ground.
