PRI minister dishonours truce: Thoubal Panchayat Parishad
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, May 22 2021:
District Panchayat Parishad, Thoubal alleged that the PRI minister has failed to honour the understanding reached between Manipur government and Manipur State Panchayat Parishad.
Talking to media persons on Saturday at District Panchayat Parishad, Thoubal office, spokesperson of the Parishad Moirangthem Pradeep contended that PRI minister Th Biswajit has failed to honour the understanding reached with the PRI members.
The minister assured of releasing the MGNREGA fund and 2nd instalment of 15th Finance Commission fund worth Rs 485 crore before May 20 but the money is yet to enter the account of MGNREGA district programme coordinators.
However, the minister fooled the PRI members by making media statement that the fund had already been released but misused by PRI members, Pradeep said and likened the minister's false claim to character assassinate the PRI members.
The PRI minister must understand that liability works for the year 202021 were executed following an understanding between job card holders and PRIs, Pradeep said and asked the minister not to create misunderstanding between PRIs and job card holders while posing how could wages of job card holders be paid without releasing fund.
He also said PRIs were forced to agitate after funds released by the Centre were frozen and demanded clarification from the minister on media report dated April 29 that Rs 485.50 crore MGNREGA fund had been released and where had the fund has gone if actually released.