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Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 8: On the sixth day of 168-hour-long hunger strike launched by the All Jammu Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) against non-clearance of Rs 1,000-crore MGNREGA liabilities, around 150 elected Sarpanches and Panches from Reasi district today joined the movement and held a strong demonstration.
The agitated Sarpanches and Panches also torched the effigy of the Central government for showing least concern in mitigating the sufferings of poor labourers who executed works under MGNREGA scheme three to four years ago but did not get their wages till date.
The protesting Panchayat members also raised slogans against the Union Government and demanded that the Centre should immediately clear all liabilities under MGNREGA scheme and fulfill other genuine demands of Sarpanches and Panches in J&K without any delay.
"The Centre's much-talked slogans for empowering J&K Panchayats appear to be only on papers as the Union government has turned a blind eye to the miseries of poor labourers who are yet to yet their dues. The Sarpanches and Panches are also on roads in support of their demands but the government has become insensitive to all such issues," the protesting Sarpanches from Reasi district said.
The protesting Panchayat members extended support to the hunger strike of AJKPC and said they would intensify their agitation if the Central government does not address the genuine issues of MGNREGA labourers, Sarpanches and Panches. |
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