Nongdam headman rants at MLA Leishiyo Keishing
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 14 2021:
While accusing Phungyar AC MLA Leishiyo Keishing of lying to the people and sanctioning funds on behalf of village chief without consent, village Headman Wungreiso Jajo has announced that all of Nongdam Tangkhul will not extend support to the MLA in the upcoming assembly polls.
In a press meet held at Manipur Press Club here Sunday, Jajo informed that a request was made to the MLA in 2019 for conduct of a sports meet at the ground of Nongdam Tangkhul village.
To this, Leishiyo told the villagers to carry out the necessary preparations for the sports meet, while assuring of reimbursing all the expenses incurred.
As such, the local church, Committee and the people of the area pooled money and completed the work.
Jajo recalled that when the villagers asked MLA Leishiyo Keishing to reimburse the money multiple times, he stayed silent.
Subsequently, the villagers stopped asking.
However, some of the MLA's workers conveyed to the villagers this year that the money had been sanctioned some time ago.
This matter came to light only after the villagers investigated, he added.
The headman informed that a work order was found to have been issued in the name of developing the village ground and included in the completed list of development programmes.
On top of this, the agency for the work order was issued in the village headman i.e., Jajo's name.
This indicates that the MLA had misappropriated the funds.
Such acts will not be accepted by the almighty, he (Jajo) remarked and announced that the entire village will no longer support MLA Leishiyo in the upcoming polls.