Namthanjang village reiterates
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 29 2016 :
Namthanjang Village Authority has reiterated
that the term of R Katangam as chairman of the
village authority has expired and new authority
head and members have been elected.
Namthanjang Village Authority secretary
R Majagong in a statement said R Katangam
abandoned the village since February 15,
2016 without any valid reason.
He failed to
respond to the repeated notifications issued
by the village authority urging him to take
return, it added.
R Katangam has no legal or customary
right to hold the position of village chairman
while residing outside the village for over
six months.
Furthermore, a new village head
has been elected in his absence and there-
fore, he has no right to claim the position,
the statement added.