Threat to RTI applicant condemned
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, July 14 2022:
Khekman Meira Paibi Apunba Lup has condemned alleged threatening of Khekman Gram Panchayat Ward No 4/10 member Sanasam Tomba by a person claiming to belong to a UG group.
Addressing a press meet on Thursday, Lup secretary Asem Bino informed that ward member S Tomba had filed the RTI application on behalf of the villagers and as such it strongly condemnable that a caller used the name of an armed outfit to issue the threat for filing the RTI application which only sought the reason behind exclusion of Leisangthem village under Lilong sub-division from the relief fund earmarked for flood victims of 2017.She also urged the authority concerned to find out the person involved in threatening the RTI applicant and punish the person as per law.
On the other hand, social worker Lourembam Sorokumar, who was present during the press conference, stated that Leisangthem and Khekman are neighbouring villages with several farm lands belonging to Khekman villagers located at Leisangthem.
As such it is questionable how the relief money has been extended to Khekman villagers but no one from Leisangthem has enlisted for the aid, Sorokumar opined.
As the RTI was filed to seek an explanation for the ex elusion, there is no valid reason to threaten the ward member, he maintained and urged authority concerned to investigate the matter.