Source: The Sangai Express / Addie Chiphang
Ukhrul, March 21:
Scores of social organizations including the Tangkhul Katamnao Sak Long (TKS) Assembly affairs, which is responsible for running the TKS affairs at present (keeping TKS executive council in abeyance) and Hunphun Katamnao Long (HKL/ Ukhrul Students Union) have reacted sharply to the allegations levelled against the DC of Ukhrul in the name of TKS and published in TSE in the March 17 issue
Shimreiwung, Ex-Finance secretary TKS stated that the president of TKS levelled the charges against the DC for his own personal gain.
The Deputy Commissioner of Ukhrul during an interaction told this correspondence that the allegations levelled against him in the name of TKS has greatly pained him.
Concerning the allegations that he had withdrawn Rs.2.10 cores of Swajal Dhara, the DC said that a total amount of Rs 2.28 crores had been already sanctioned in December last year to the village Headman/Chairman of thirty three (33) villages of the two sub-divisions of Ukhrul and Phungyar through the Planning Dept.
The IAS officer also said that this can be ascertained through the project villages.
On the other allegations of embezzling over Rs 80 lakhs from the Border Area Development Programme (BADP) the DC stated that a sum of Rs 3.14 crores had since been streamlined through the villages Headman/Chairman and there were no such lapses or misappropriation of money by him (DC) and welcomed anybody to come and check and find out the truth.
Meanwhile the General Secretary of HKL(Ukhrul Students Union) also asked the TKS president to refrain from issuing such fabricated press release in future as such tactic is dangerous.