Administration becomes defaulter
Staff Correspondent
Diglipur, Apr 16: During 2010 General Panchayat elections the Assistant Electoral Registrar of Diglipur region had hired about 29 vehicles (four wheelers) for election duties.
But even after two long years the payment have not been cleared by the Tehsilder of Diglipur Region, who was designated as Assistant Electoral Registrar during 2010 elections.
According to vehicles owners, these vehicles were vigorously used during the 2010 elections and the usage ranged from 7 – 35 days.
Altogether nearly Rs. 20 Lakhs has to be paid for these vehicles but the payment is delayed for no reasons. ‘Missing of all bills’ is the only explanation the Tehsilder presently has.
The Vehicle owners of Diglipur had also met with the Chief Secretary to complain about delay in payment of their bills on November 2011 but thee issue remain unsolved.
“We fear that even before the next General Panchayat Elections our bills will not be cleared. Delay in payment means heavy loss for us as our money remains blocked with the Administration. We need early payment,” said a vehicle owner of Diglipur, who do not want his name to be quoted.
Meanwhile, even after repeated attempts, the Tehsilder of Diglipur Region could not be contacted over phone for a comment.
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