STATE TIMES NEWS
NOWSHERA: The residents of border villages including Makri, Kalsian, Bhawani and Jhangar held a protest against the State as well as Central Government for non-clearance of liabilities of MGNREGA works and non-payment of wages to the workers since 2013-14.
The aim of this scheme was to create developmental works in the villages and provide employment to the villagers so as to uplift their financial condition but on the contrary the government has failed to pay the wages of workers for the last two years said protesters and added that it is a matter of regret that the government is making mockery of whole issue which even contractors even resort to. The payment seekers who continue to visit the office of BDO are disappointed every time” they rued.
The protesters also said that the governments simply announce the schemes to gain publicity and make their vote banks but are lackadaisical when it comes to making payments. They strongly criticized the government for their inability to pay the poor villagers.
They said that the Minister of Rural Development should take proper notice and ensure that these are cleared at the earliest failing which they would intensify their agitation by blocking the road.
Prominent among those present in the protest include Sarpanch Jagdish Chander, Baldev Raj and Panch Ashok Kumar.
