Fair price shop at DC complex locked
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 25 2014:
Intensifying their stir, members of the Imphal East District Panchayat Parishad today locked the office of the Fair Price Shop located within the office complex of Imphal East DC at Porompat.
Among others, the Panchayat members are demanding adequate devolution of power to Panchayats and Zilla Parishads.
Earlier in the day, the members of the Imphal East District Panchayat Parishad including the Adhyaksha, Pradhans, members of the Zilla Parishad staged a protest demonstration and later they made their way into the office complex of the Imphal East DC and locked the office of the Fair Price Shop.
Pradhan of Thongju Part II Zilla Parishad, N Chingkhei said that the present stir was launched on June 21 .
Chingkhei further said that on the invitation of the Imphal East DC, a 6 member team of the Panchayat Parishad met the DC at his office chamber.
During the meeting the DC said that the demands raised by the Panchayat members are beyond his authority and only the higher ups or the Government can address the issue.
The DC however assured that he would personally submit a written application to the Chief Minister.
Since no concrete assurances have been given, the stir will continue, said Chingkhei.
Asserting that the Panchayat members have been short changed on many occasions, Chingkhei said that they were not consulted when the agents of fair price shops were selected.
As such the step to lock up the all fair price shops in Imphal East district has started from today.