AGARTALA, March 4 (TIWN): After massive loot of MGNREGA fund came under limelight, Workers across the rural state have been alleging irregularities in MGNREGA wages. REGA workers of R.S. Para ADC village under Kalyanpur R.D. Block, on Tuesday coming down heavily on the Panchayat members locked the Panchayat office. They alleged that they are not getting the REGA wages for the last three months and the concerned panchayat members has been playing a role of a silent spectator leading to massive irregularities in REGA payment.

Around 300 REGA workers locked the Panchayat office keeping the Panchayat officials inside the office. The workers said that the pending amount is Rs. 3000 per head. But the Panchayat officials are not willing to pay the amount. As a result tehy have locked the Panchayat office on Tuesday.

After getting the information BDO of Kalayanpur R.D. Block Harshita Biswas along with police personnel from Kalyanpur police station rushed to the spot and assured the REGA workers that they will get their due payments within next few days. After getting the assurance the workers unlocked the Panchayat office at around 4 pm.  

It is mentionable here that the stateTripura is already under the limelight of massive corruptions and scams in MGNREGA fund. And besides, such an irregularities in REGA wages under almost every Panchayats of the state are often coming out highlighted where the workers are being deprived at large and often they show a protest infront of the panchayats. But the administration has been playing a role of a silent spectator, with the state govt. leaving no stones unturned.

BDO of Kalayanpur R.D. Block Harshita Biswas with MGNREGA workers at R.S.Para ADC village. TIWN Pic March 3