SILCHAR, Aug 3: The Gauhati High Court has imposed a stay order on the Rs 6,20,18000 scheme adopted by Cachar Zilla Parishad for economic package on the 2008-2009 planning agenda. It is mentionable that some AP members of Cachar district had filed a writ petition in the Gauhati High Court stating that the 2008-09 economic planning of Cachar Zilla Parishad had violated Assam Panchayat Law, and therefore by an order, the Gauhati High Court has prohibited the Parishad not to release any funds of DDP currently.
According to Assam Panchayat Law, code number 126, before acceptance of an economic package for a district by a Zilla Parishad, it has to consider consents of the local panchayats and gaon panchayats, incorporated in the Parishad. Only after unanimous acceptance by the AP and GP members a bill can be sent for higher recommendation.
In the present case, Sadhana Hojai, ex CEO of Cachar Zilla Parishad, taking her individual stand, had sent the plan proposal to the Panchayat Head Quarters at Guwahati without prior discussion with the local panchayats and village panchayats of Cachar district.
Knowing about the one-sided and whimsical decision, the panchayat presidents of Cachar Zilla Parishad along with a few village panchayat heads held a meeting and built up a common platform to demand to reject the current economic proposal.
Later, they submitted memorandums to CEO Sadhana Hojai and DC Ganguly, to this effect. But in spite of that defying everything, Sadhana Hojai sent the DDP to the Panchayat Headquarters at Guwahati. The pertinacious local panchayat presidents of Cachar chased the DDP file up to Guwahati. On December 17, 2008, in a written complain to the Director of Panchayat and Rural Development, they requested him to drop the DDP prepared for Cachar district. In the memorandum they requested to prepare a fresh proposal incorporating the views of local and village panchayats for the economic year 2008-09 for Cachar district.
With reference to the memorandum, the Joint Director of Panchayat and Rural Development had ordered Sadhana Hojai to prepare a fresh DDP taking into considerations the opinion of local panchayats and village panchayats within the jurisdiction of Cachar district. But on receiving the government order, Sadhana Hojai did not contact any local panchayat president or village panchayat head, instead she sent the earlier proposal for fresh recommendation.
On December 24, 2008, the Deputy Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department in an order to Sadhana Hojai, wanted to know whether official guidelines had been maintained while preparing the DDP for Cachar district and asked to provide evidence also.
On being intentionally excluded from the official processes by the CEO of Cachar Zilla Parishad by violating panchayat rules repeatedly, the local panchayat presidents, members and village panchayat heads filed a writ petition in the Gauhati High Court in June. In the writ petition filed by Silchar local panchayat president Ritul Ahmed Chowdhury along with other six members directly accused seven offenders. They are CEO, Cachar Zilla Parishad, DC, president of Cachar Zilla Parishad, Director of Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Principal Secretary, Deputy Secretary and others.
Magistrate Rishikesh Roy of Guahati High Court in his order stated that Panchayat Rule, 1994 by code no 126 was violated while preparing DDP 2008-09 for Cachar district and stated that not to release any funds of the DDP in the interim period. The High Court has also asked the accused in the case to submit their reports. It is mentionable that the local panchayat presidents are shortly meeting soon to discuss on the recent development and to consider subsequent steps. THE SENTINEL
According to Assam Panchayat Law, code number 126, before acceptance of an economic package for a district by a Zilla Parishad, it has to consider consents of the local panchayats and gaon panchayats, incorporated in the Parishad. Only after unanimous acceptance by the AP and GP members a bill can be sent for higher recommendation.
In the present case, Sadhana Hojai, ex CEO of Cachar Zilla Parishad, taking her individual stand, had sent the plan proposal to the Panchayat Head Quarters at Guwahati without prior discussion with the local panchayats and village panchayats of Cachar district.
Knowing about the one-sided and whimsical decision, the panchayat presidents of Cachar Zilla Parishad along with a few village panchayat heads held a meeting and built up a common platform to demand to reject the current economic proposal.
Later, they submitted memorandums to CEO Sadhana Hojai and DC Ganguly, to this effect. But in spite of that defying everything, Sadhana Hojai sent the DDP to the Panchayat Headquarters at Guwahati. The pertinacious local panchayat presidents of Cachar chased the DDP file up to Guwahati. On December 17, 2008, in a written complain to the Director of Panchayat and Rural Development, they requested him to drop the DDP prepared for Cachar district. In the memorandum they requested to prepare a fresh proposal incorporating the views of local and village panchayats for the economic year 2008-09 for Cachar district.
With reference to the memorandum, the Joint Director of Panchayat and Rural Development had ordered Sadhana Hojai to prepare a fresh DDP taking into considerations the opinion of local panchayats and village panchayats within the jurisdiction of Cachar district. But on receiving the government order, Sadhana Hojai did not contact any local panchayat president or village panchayat head, instead she sent the earlier proposal for fresh recommendation.
On December 24, 2008, the Deputy Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department in an order to Sadhana Hojai, wanted to know whether official guidelines had been maintained while preparing the DDP for Cachar district and asked to provide evidence also.
On being intentionally excluded from the official processes by the CEO of Cachar Zilla Parishad by violating panchayat rules repeatedly, the local panchayat presidents, members and village panchayat heads filed a writ petition in the Gauhati High Court in June. In the writ petition filed by Silchar local panchayat president Ritul Ahmed Chowdhury along with other six members directly accused seven offenders. They are CEO, Cachar Zilla Parishad, DC, president of Cachar Zilla Parishad, Director of Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Principal Secretary, Deputy Secretary and others.
Magistrate Rishikesh Roy of Guahati High Court in his order stated that Panchayat Rule, 1994 by code no 126 was violated while preparing DDP 2008-09 for Cachar district and stated that not to release any funds of the DDP in the interim period. The High Court has also asked the accused in the case to submit their reports. It is mentionable that the local panchayat presidents are shortly meeting soon to discuss on the recent development and to consider subsequent steps. THE SENTINEL
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