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KRV demands refund of defrauded money under NREGA works in Shirgaon GP
Belagavi: The Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) and union of Kannada organizations protested on the premises of the Deputy Commissioner's office on Monday. They alleged that a fraud was committed by creating fake bills under the NREGA and Employment Guarantee Scheme in Shirgaon Gram Panchayat of Chikkodi taluk, where crores of rupees were misappropriated.
They submitted a memorandum to the district administration demanding stringent action.
The KRV activists, who gathered at the deputy commissioner's office premises, complained that the gram panchayat president, panchayat development officer, engineer, and the tahsildar of Shirgaon gram panchayat created fake bills and fake attendance under the NREGA and Employment Guarantee scheme, looting crores of rupees of govt money.
Under this scheme, the unemployed workers were not provided work. After completing the NREGA works using earthmovers, they created false attendance and pocketed the money.
Condemning this mismanagement and demanding a proper investigation, they protested in front of the Chikodi Taluk Panchayat office. They rued that no officer is paying attention to this matter. Therefore, the district administration should immediately pay attention to this matter and conduct a proper investigation. The protesters demanded that the district administration refund the defrauded money and take strict action against the guilty.
KRV district unit president Deepak Gudaganatti, Sanju Badigera, Chandrakanth Hukkeri, Anil Navi, Santosh, and Shivaji participated in the protest.
