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| Saroori demands clearance of MGNREGA dues | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 14: Senior Congress leader and third time MLA from Inderwal has demanded early clearance of liability of Rs 48 crore under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) job card holders from district Doda and Kishtwar.
Saroori said several political leaders, Panchayat body has repeated demanded for release of wages but falling on deaf ears. He said voters elected BJP with great hopes of development, but within a few months, the party has shown its real face by taking anti-people stand such as weakening of MGNREGA and giving huge tax concessions to industrial houses.
Saroori said, "I am not demanding any development grant, but MGNREGA job card holders rightful money. He has warned the Centre government, rural development department that in case of further delay in the payment of liability, wages he along with thousands of job card holders will start agitation,"
Saroori also blamed the state Finance department and saying that the government already had around Rs 117 crores balance regarding MGNREGA work and despite that, the delay was a cruel joke with people who were living hand-to-mouth and had been provided livelihood security through MGNREGA by the UPA government at the Centre.
Later Saroori visited Government Medical College (GMC) and Hospital to enquire about the health of several patients from Erstwhile Doda district who are suffering from various diseases. |
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