prove innocence Shillong, Jan 5 (PTI)Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangmasaid today that those booked in alleged manipulation of scoresheets in the recruitment of teachers in 2008-09, will proveinnocence in the court of law and that he has faith injudiciary.
Acting on the orders of the Meghalaya High Court, the CBIhad booked Meghalaya's PWD minister Ampareen Lyngdoh andstate's Additional Chief Secretary P S Thangkhiew over allegedmanipulation of score sheets in the recruitment of teachers in2008-09.
The CBI registered the FIR under IPC sections related tocriminal conspiracy, forgery, criminal breach of trust againstLyngdoh, who was the then education minister and Thangkhiew, a1984-batch IAS officer, who was the then principal secretaryeducation.
"(The) Law will take its own course. They (accused) willprove they are innocent," Chief Minister Mukul Sangma toldreporters at the sideline of a program of the party.
He said, "The concerned officer and the minister willknow how to defend for themselves and proof to the world theirinnocence. We have to have faith in our judiciary system.” The Chief Minister was attending a program of theCongress where the newly appointed state president took overthe reign of the party from veteran Congress leader DD Lapang.
Ampareen Lyngdoh, who is PWD minister, on the other handsaid the registering of the case by the CBI was a"well-calculated move" just when the polls are round thecorner.
"It is a well-calculated move. I am ready to face anyprobe. I too want justice and it is my desire to see theclosure of the case (at the earliest)," she told PTI.
She also informed that the CBI did not interrogate evenas the CBI had presented a 107-page report to the Court.
The additional chief secretary was not available forcomments. PTI JOPSNS.
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