BALANGIR: A group of influential people from the remote Panangir Gram in Balangir Regency auctioned Sarpanch Position the day before the commencement of the nomination process for Pancrayat elections, scheduled in February, made ridicule from the election process and invited the probe from the district administration.
There are four bidders and people who win the right to become Sarpanch, are not the most popular, do it by quoting Rs 44.10 Lakh, far from RS 2 Lakh that the State Election Commission (SEC) has determined as the maximum expenditure limit in the local population poll saying the money will be used for the development of Jagannath temple in the village if it isarda.
If thearda Panchayat consists of three villages – Kaisarda, Bandanana, and Kasurupali – consisting of 15 wards with a population around 2000.
In the upcoming election, Post Sarpanch was notified as not having a member of Samitan for a Candidate St.
“A meeting was held before the leading people of the three villages ifarda Panchayat (under the Puintala block of the Balangir district) where they decided to auction Sarpanch.
The number will go to the Jagannath Temple Committee funds,” if the Dinabandhu resident resident said.
‘The villagers have welcomed the steps’Shanta Chatria, who bid the highest, the auction word is an attempt to control the flow of cash.
“To check the bad practices of the use of cash and other saying in the election of Panchayat, we, voters Panchayat, unanimously made a decision to auction of the post and say money in collective interests.
The villagers welcomed the step and agreed to project me as the only candidate For Sarpanch Pos, “said Chatria, a small time contractor who built roads and bridges.
“Among the four candidate candidates, I bid the highest and chosen as a round candidate for posting.
We also tried to make Samiti’s choice and a round ward member to save the election expenditure and, hopefully, would be appreciated by the government, will be appreciated by the government.” Add chatria.
Birendra Panda, a village resident in Kalaisarda, said the Candi Committee was arranged by several strong people from Panchayat and they took all decisions on behalf of the villagers.
“They killed the voting rights of citizens.
I attended the meeting and objected to the idea of auctioning sarpanch position.
I told them that by doing that, we would seize their constitutional rights.
They just laughed.
They just laughed at me, “Panda said.
Chanchal Rana, Balangir district collector, said this problem will be investigated.
“I didn’t realize the incident and I would definitely check this problem and would take the right action to do free and fair selection,” said Rana.
The election for ifarda Panchayat is scheduled for February 18.
Sarpanch who came out Rita Badhia could not be contacted for her comments.
He was also chosen without removing in the 2017 Pancrayat election.
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