Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 06:
Urging UG groups concerned to refrain from insisting on percentage cut and claiming work order of development schemes from gram panchayat pradhans, up-pradhan and members of Imphal East district, Imphal East Panchayat Development Association said its members would stage sit-in-protest till March 7 until a positive response is received from the UGs.
Informing that decision to launch the agitation was adopted in yesterday meeting of the Association, the body alleged that out of six UG groups that demanded percentage cut and work order share four have withdrawn from such enforcement on the Association's plea.
However, the remaining two outfits have been persisting with their demands and even went to the extent of firing at the residence of three pradhans besides summoning and assaulting five other pradhans and an advisor to compel them concede to the demands, said an Association release.
While conveying that the meeting strongly condemned such high-handedness and rogue attitude of the UGs and seriously noting failure of the two remaining groups to honour the Association's plea, the release said further subjugation of pradhans and up-pradhans would only compel the elected/nominated representatives of the people to resign from their respective positions with effect from March 8.