A large group of irate villagers of various villages of Bengabad, led by mukhiya Chhabiya Devi here on Monday held an immersive demonstration at the Bengabad block office to protest the lack of civic amenities in the locality.
A mammoth hunkar procession which included a large number of women, originated from Jagarnathdham and reached the block development office (BDO) via different localities .Accusing the block officials of playing up to politicians and indulging in corruption ,local Jharkhand Zila parishad member Pramila Mehra said that absenteeism among the ODF is a chronic problem causing suffering to the villagers .The work of ODF is only done on the paper and demand of high level enquiry was made by the local residents. While Zila parishad member Jaiprakash Mandal, Mahendra Mahto, Raju Mandal, Nageshar Mandal, Uma Shankar Das, Pramila Devi, Meena Devi and M Khan besides others ,addressed the rally. They criticized the Government as well as district administration for remaining apathetic on ODF and others issues .The local block officials has failed to live up its expectations on every front ,they said .
Criticizing district administration for allowing the block officials take the lead in governing matters they warned that corrupt culture would not be tolerated in Bengabad.”We don’t need greater district we only need greater villages of Bengabad.
Zila parishad Pramila Mehra alleged that corruption has increased alarmingly in every sphere .Development activities have come to a halt and rampant loot of public money is going on in the name of development schemes apparently under patronage of the top officials .Chhabiya Devi, up-mukhiya handed a 11-point memorandum of demands to the Chief minister and BDO of the Bengabad block .