Senapati, Aug 16 NNN: About 80 goods vehicles were stoned by bandh supporters between Mao Gate and Maram along the National Highway 2 (previously NH-39) this afternoon. One loaded oil tanker got leaked due to the stoning while another loaded oil tanker dashed into a drain.
The Senapati police have filed four FIRs against the bandh sponsor.
The Senapati District Chairmen/Secretaries Association has been imposing a 48-hour bandh since the midnight of August 15 in protest against the deduction of 25 percent MGNREGS fund from the villages account.
According to reports received, the oil tankers were latter given protection by the police and the CRPF personnel. The leaked oil tanker is either in the custody of the 5th Assam Rifles or in the Senapati police station. It is yet to confirm.
The incident occurred near Makhan at around 2:30 pm.
Reports further said all the vehicles have been escorted by the CRPF personnel but due to the long tailing of the vehicles, the bandh supporters managed to carry out their act. About 10 passenger buses from Dimapur also came along with the goods transporters but since they were moving ahead of the rest, these public vehicles were not affected.
Reports also added that windshields of several vehicles were damaged due to the stoning by the bandh supporters between Mao Gate and Maram.
It can be mentioned that on August 4, chairman of the Senapati Autonomous District Council (ADC) R.S Henry Hiilii had clarified that the ADC members will never deduct any part of the MGNREGS fund which is meant for the people.
However, Henry Hiilii had also cited the government order of 2010 that states, “As per the order issued by the commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (RD & PR) on September 14, 2010, it has been clearly mentioned that 50% of the funds available under NREGS shall be provided to the Gram Panchayats or Village Authorities, 25% of the funds to the Zilla Parishads and District Councils and the remaining 25% of the funds to the line departments for implementation of the scheme/projects under NREGS guidelines,” claimed R.S Henry Hiilii. He then added that as far as the deduction and transferring is concerned.
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