Koppal: Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) at Mangaluru Gram Panchayat at the Taluk Kukanur has been suspected of giving a nod to the beneficiary of Mnrega to commit suicide by receiving a letter where he said he would commit suicide if his wages were not subject to sanctions.
Manjunath tambar, a beneficiary of Mnrega in Mangaluru Village, told TII that he had built an agricultural pool in his field under the Mnrega scheme in January at a cost of Rs 65,000.
“However, PDO Veeresh G demands a bribery of RS 15,000 to give sanctions for funds.
We make a pond after getting approval from PDO and we do it according to the provisions in Mnrega.
Now Panchayat officials harass us by not approving funds,” he said.
“We have become unemployed after Covid-19.
Now, we have spent Rs 65,000 for the pool by promising my wife’s pooja ornaments.
We paid the interest of Rs 3,000 per month.
I decided to commit suicide and write a letter to GP officials.
When I send a letter That, they gave their acceptance, “he said.
Veeresh cellphone number is turned off when the reaction is sought.
BEST said the reason for Pancayat officials because they did not let go of the wage was that the earth’s drive was used in digging ponds, the allegations he refused.
“We know that the earth’s drivers cannot be used to work under Mnrega.
I, my wife Pooja and my father Hanamantappa worked manually in our fields and made a pool.
When they quote the use of earth drivers, we asked him to show the photos of our videos using the machine Whatever in our work.
When we begged and asked them to sanctions our wages, officials, especially PDOs, shouted at me saying go and die, “we said,” said the bull.
“As asked by the Deputy Secretary of our ZP and officials.
The executive of Pancayat Taluk, we have received information that the work in the bland field was carried out by the driver of the earth.
So, our PDO denied paying wages, “B Fouzia Taranum, CEO.
From Koppal Zilla Panchayat, said the villagers and other advocates Mallanagouda Konanagoudar supports bland accusations.