IMPHAL, June 17: The joint action committee of village chiefs of Moreh today strongly condemned the proposals of member ADC Chandel JN Baite, for shifting of the existing polling stations within 14-sibong ADC Constituency without the consent and knowledge of the concerned chiefs and ADC Member, stated a statement of the JAC.
It is to be noted that, JN Baite is an ADC Member from Moreh `A` who has never been to the villages within 14-Sibong and is not aware of the progress and development of the area.
It continued that he is not the concerned or responsible authority to take critical and important decisions for 14-Sibong ADC Constituency.
“The proposal/decision made by him shall never be accepted as it is based on individual interest and not in the interest of the general public”, the statement claimed.
It is for kind acknowledgement by all the concerned authorities that, the Polling Stations were proposed and created as per the convenience of the voters and joint decisions of the chiefs and is purely based on public interest, it continued.
The JAC therefore warns that the decisions taken by some of the Members of ADC Chandel on June 15 shall not be accepted by the concerned authorities and sought the interference of the concerned MLA not to shift the existing Polling Stations in public interest, the statement said.
The JAC will be compelled to launch serious agitations if the said proposals are not withdrawn immediately and that all consequences shall be the responsibility of JN Baite and the concerned officials and that the JAC shall not be blamed for any consequences arising thereof, it said.
Further according to the statement, the JAC has also appeal to the concerned authorities to shift the villages attached within Moreh Polling Stations to 14-Sibong Polling Stations on public interest.