Source: The Sangai Express
Lamka, April 05:
The Churachandpur District Students' Union today voiced their strong objection over the alleged April 3 order of the FCS which guarantees the MLAs and their nominees, among others, a free hand over PDS supply in their respective ACs.
In a memoranda presented to the Chief Minister today, the union said that the official order issued by the FCS Commissioner on April 3 which basically authorized MLAs and their nominees to issue PDS items to all FPS units under their constituencies was a 'tried, tested and failed' practice which resulted in complete malfunctioning of PDS system in the state.
The order also contradicted the steps taken up to ensure food grain supply to famine affected areas where NREGS is being implemented under the order issued by commissioner (RD&PR) Government of Manipur on March 13, it went on.
Terming the FCS commissioner LP Gonmei's order � that suppresses all previous orders issued in regard to PDS and authorised MLAs to sign and deposit the cost and subsequently issue PDS permits to their agents/nominees as 'nothing but a blatant attempt to loot public property,' the memorandum appealed to the Chief Minister to immediately cancel the order or exempt Churachandpur from the purview.
The CDSU also made it known to the Chief Minister its determination to fight against the order, which it says is 'anti-people and anti-poor' at any cost.
Meanwhile, the Joint Women Organisation Churachandpur under the initiative of Zomi Mothers' Association will be organising a protest rally on April 8 to file their dissent over the recent spate of violence against women and girl child.
The rally is to commence from Lamka public ground at 9 am and conclude at DC/CCpur office after presentation of memorandum.