NPF office in Kohima Naga
File image: NPF office in Kohima

Opposition NPF in Nagaland on Friday demanded the government to initiate stringent action against, Principal Secretary of RD Department Lhoubeilatuo Kire for his โ€˜act of indisciplineโ€™ as per Service Conduct Rules.

The NPF Legislature Party said the audacious behaviour of Principal Secretary of RD Department Lhoubeilatuo Kire following the expose of abnormal fund-allocation to a particular village in Dimapur District is most appalling.

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โ€œThe officer in question had given false declaration, widely carried in the local media, by claiming that he had taken-over charge of RD Department in the first week of April. However, available Government documents show that he had taken-over charge of the Department on March 17,โ€ the NPF said.

โ€œServing of an ultimatum to the Leader of NPF Legislature Party T R Zeliang is unprecedented and unacceptable under democratic and parliamentary norms and procedures,โ€ the NPF observed.