Village Chiefs' Association appeals
Source: The Sangai Express
Tamenglong, June 22 2019:
The Village Chiefs' Association of Tamenglong and Noney appealed the concerned bureaucrats and district officials not to entertain or accept any form of memorandums, representations, letters etc, without verifying the authenticity of the applicant's status by referring to the Official Gazzette notification published under the Village Authorities in Hill Areas Act, 1956, Manipur, to establish the authenticity of the Chairman/Ex-officio Chairman of the particular village mentioned in the memorandums, representations, letters etc, said a press release issued by Tamenglong village chiefs' association.
The statement further said that the association is compelled to issue the press release in view of the rising cases of impersonator representing village authority office adding that some individuals are misusing the village authority letterheads by submitting representations, memorandums, letters etc, to the district officials and bureaucrats to initiate certain actions impersonating as Chairman.