Angry women lock up civic chief

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe panchayat president of Thiruchopuram village in Cuddalore district lost his independence on the Independence Day as people of the village locked him up inside a community hall, wh-ere the Grama Sabha meeting was being held.The meeting witnessed chaotic scenes soon after it began as some residents, predominantly women, protested against the panchayat president P R Ravishankar. They demanded that MGNREGS identity cards be issued to them. They locked the doors of the hall from outside leaving the president and the members locked in. The protest lasted for more than two hours.“For more than a year, we have been asking the pan-chayat president and pan-chayat union officers for the identity cards... The pan-chayat president told us to approach the union office, but the officers told us to ask the panchayat president. During this time, a whole year has gone by,” said Kamalam. It is said that MGNREGS cards had been issued to 1,200 persons in the Thiruchopuram village panchayat and remaining 730 applicants have not been given the cards yet despite repeated demands.Ravishankar said, “My role is only of a mediator between people and officers in this matter. The BDO has given an assurance that cards wo-uld be distributed soon.” When contacted, Kurinjipadi union BDO Ramalingam responded curtly. “Cards are ready and would be issued shortly,” he said.first published:August 16, 2012, 10:11 ISTlast updated:August 16, 2012, 10:11 IST
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The panchayat president of Thiruchopuram village in Cuddalore district lost his independence on the Independence Day as people of the village locked him up inside a community hall, wh-ere the Grama Sabha meeting was being held.

The meeting witnessed chaotic scenes soon after it began as some residents, predominantly women, protested against the panchayat president P R Ravishankar. They demanded that MGNREGS identity cards be issued to them. They locked the doors of the hall from outside leaving the president and the members locked in. The protest lasted for more than two hours.

“For more than a year, we have been asking the pan-chayat president and pan-chayat union officers for the identity cards... The pan-chayat president told us to approach the union office, but the officers told us to ask the panchayat president. During this time, a whole year has gone by,” said Kamalam. It is said that MGNREGS cards had been issued to 1,200 persons in the Thiruchopuram village panchayat and remaining 730 applicants have not been given the cards yet despite repeated demands.

Ravishankar said, “My role is only of a mediator between people and officers in this matter. The BDO has given an assurance that cards wo-uld be distributed soon.” When contacted, Kurinjipadi union BDO Ramalingam responded curtly. “Cards are ready and would be issued shortly,” he said.