<p>Residents of Sulla village in the taluk locked Sulla Gram Panchayat office and staged a protest on Monday, alleging that rampant irregularities have taken place in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).</p>.<p>"Fake documents are created in the name of dead persons, and MGNREGS wages are given. Job card is issued even in the name of an 80-year-old person," they charged.</p>.<p>Gram Sabhas are not being conducted, while government facilities are not being disbursed to eligible beneficiaries. Gram Panchayat elected representatives and officials are involved in this, protesters said.</p>.<p>Manjunath Katti, Mudukappa Mantur, Subhash Kondikoppa and others led the protest.</p>.<p>The protest was withdrawn after Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer Ramachandra Hosmani visited the spot, and assured to submit a report about the issue to the Zilla Panchayat chief executive officer.</p>
<p>Residents of Sulla village in the taluk locked Sulla Gram Panchayat office and staged a protest on Monday, alleging that rampant irregularities have taken place in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).</p>.<p>"Fake documents are created in the name of dead persons, and MGNREGS wages are given. Job card is issued even in the name of an 80-year-old person," they charged.</p>.<p>Gram Sabhas are not being conducted, while government facilities are not being disbursed to eligible beneficiaries. Gram Panchayat elected representatives and officials are involved in this, protesters said.</p>.<p>Manjunath Katti, Mudukappa Mantur, Subhash Kondikoppa and others led the protest.</p>.<p>The protest was withdrawn after Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer Ramachandra Hosmani visited the spot, and assured to submit a report about the issue to the Zilla Panchayat chief executive officer.</p>
