Manipur, July 19 -- If there is one scourge that has not left the Manipur government, not necessarily the present dispensation alone but many more over the decades, it is the stigma of official corruption. The current government at the very outset of their term made tall claims that they would be putting an end to what they loudly alleged was a tradition introduced by their predecessors, unfortunately, as was expected, it has all turned out once again to be a case of the same wine in different bottle. Hence, government contract works remain the vice dens they always were, bribery for jobs and promotions still abound, siphoning off state exchequer continues, and in fact the ongoing rebellion within the government and the demand for replaceme...