Village chief clarifies
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 14 2017:
Reacting to the claim made by Bongbal Kholen VA secretary Lalpu which appeared in this paper in Sept 14 edition, Lamjathang Haokip, chief of L Songphel village, Kangpokpi district has dismissed the statement of Bongbal Kholen VA secretary Lalpu as baseless .
“The claim that Bongbal Kholen did not receive rations under NFSA since April last after the appointment of new PDS agent of 46/47 Bongbal Kholen was totally misleading,” chief of L Songphel village said in a statement .
The chief said, at that particular time, the PDS agent was Paotinsei Kipgen of Bongbal Kholen.
The new PDS agent was appointed as per an order issued by DC Kangpokpi on June 6, 2017.“I have no knowledge of what and how rations were distributed before that period,” chief of L Songphel said .
Lamjathang further urged Lalpu, secretary of Bongbal VA to clarify within three days as to how and why the agent’s name was wrongly and maliciously dragged into that particular matter .
If at all there are actually 40 ration card holders in Bongbal Kholen, they should produce them within three days to the authority concerned in order to ascertain when and how these cards were issued, Lamjathang said.
If not, a defamation case would be filed in the Court after five days in collaboration with the PDS agent concerned .
At the same time, the chief of Bongbal Kholen, Paokam has written to the DC, Kangpokpi to ignore the ‘fictitious and fabricated’ application submitted to the DC regarding complaint of non-distribution of food grains in respect of 46/47 Bongbal Kholen PDS centre.