"The Imphal East Collector was asked to verify the OBC certificate issued by him in favour of the wife of then speaker (Thokchom Lokeswar). Her father was also a former elected member and, therefore, it is questionable whether she is entitled to an OBC status," he said. Chief minister N Biren Singh said the BJP-led government is not vindictive and is not trying to hunt irregularities of the previous Congress regime. There had been allegations of serious irregularities in the appointment process. Imphal: The Manipur government has set up five Special Investigation Teams to examine controversial appointments in 15 government departments made shortly before the state assembly elections in March this year.Speaker Y Khemchand announced on Friday that two Special Investigation Teams have been set up to examine the appointments of over 200 persons in the Assembly Secretariat.
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