The inhabitants of Gunrajpur village in Swarupnagar block in North 24 Parganas cannot stop wondering at the marvelous work being done by their Trinamul Congress – Congress alliance run panchayat. It was with very high hopes that they had elected this alliance. They had dreams of a better life, an improved standard of living. The panchayat has indeed done something which is really out of the ordinary. Even though not an ounce of soil has been dug Rs. 7 lakh has been spent on digging not one, not two but four ponds ! Isn’t this spectacular !
This piece of invaluable information was uploaded on the official website of the Department of Panchayats and Rural Development, West Bengal, based on the information provided by the Govindpur panchayat.
Mariful Biswas, Jamaludin Mufat, Riwajul Sardar and Atiwar Rahman who have been shown as the owners of the four ponds are inhabitants of Gunrajpur village. These four villagers have themselves informed that not even an ounce of soil has been dug.
The website goes on to provide more such marvelous information. The panchayat has achieved one outstanding feat after another. They have claimed to have covered every single widow in the village under the widow pension scheme. Every homeless has been provided shelter under the Indira Awas Yojona.
The real fact of the matter is that the claims made by the TMC – Congress run Govindpur panchayat is not being backed by the villagers of Gunrajpur. Even though no digging has happened it has been claimed that four ponds have been dug and the money has been usurped. And the money shown as spent is no small amount – it is Rs. 7 lakh.
Money allotted under the Indira Awas Yojona was also usurped by the members of the panchayat. These members did not stop at this. They stooped even lower. Muslim women whose husbands were still alive were shown as widows and the money allotted under the widow pension scheme was wrongfully appropriated.
When the villagers decided to lodge a complaint with the Block Development Officer (BDO) against this misappropriation of government fund meant for the welfare of the marginalised, they were intimidated by the workers and supporters of TMC and Congress. The hapless villagers have lodged a complaint with the Swarupnagar Police Station against the Congress and TMC leaders.
Is this the change that the people of West Bengal want? Can this alliance, which is promising to bring about “proportion” in the state, be trusted with the administration of the state? An alliance as corrupt as this will wreck havoc if they are brought to power. The state exchequer will be plundered by these people for whom politics is not for the welfare of the people at large, but it is for their own narrow interest. Instead of bringing relief to the life of the down-trodden they will line their own pockets. We the people of West Bengal must, therefore, decide what is good for us. It is time we decided how and by whom we want to be governed. We must decide whether we will allow a bunch of power-hungry and corrupt politicians to rule over us.
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