Maoist lynch MG-NREGA activist
Source: PTI
Ranchi/Latehar (Jharkhand), Mar 3 (PTI) An activist who had raised his voice against alleged improper implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MG-NREGA) was lynched by Maoists at Jerua village in Latehar district, police said today.
Niyamat Ansari died last night after about 12 Maoist ultras beat him up with lathis, Latehar Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said at Latehar.
The rebels dragged him out of his residence at 7 PM and started beating him up. He was admitted to a local hospital where he died at 10 PM, he said.
The Maoists had also searched for another MG-NREGA activist, Bhukhan Singh, but could not find him.
The SP said Ansari had raised objections against improper implementation of the schemes and the police were investigating whether middlemen had him killed by the Maoists.
Ansari was working with noted economist Jean Dreze on proper implementation of MG-NREGA as an active member in Gram Swaraj Abhiyan in Latehar�s Maneka block, his friends said.
"He used to highlight problems and irregularities in the implementation of schemes at jan adalats organized by the district administration, which might have angered certain people," a close friend of Ansari told the media in Latehar.
Earlier in the day, DGP control room sources in Ranchi said the Maoists had on July 7 last year pasted posters warning Ansari and Singh not to "exploit forest land or face consequences".
Three years ago, another MG-NREGA activist, who worked with Dreze, had been killed by unidentified persons in neighbouring Palamau district which triggered widespread protests by several people, including Dreze.
MG-NREGA is the flagship scheme of the government for the poor and aims at enhancing livelihood security of people in rural belts by guaranteeing 100 days of wage-employment in a financial year to a rural household.
Ranchi/Latehar (Jharkhand), Mar 3 (PTI) An activist who had raised his voice against alleged improper implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MG-NREGA) was lynched by Maoists at Jerua village in Latehar district, police said today.
Niyamat Ansari died last night after about 12 Maoist ultras beat him up with lathis, Latehar Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said at Latehar.
The rebels dragged him out of his residence at 7 PM and started beating him up. He was admitted to a local hospital where he died at 10 PM, he said.
The Maoists had also searched for another MG-NREGA activist, Bhukhan Singh, but could not find him.
The SP said Ansari had raised objections against improper implementation of the schemes and the police were investigating whether middlemen had him killed by the Maoists.
Ansari was working with noted economist Jean Dreze on proper implementation of MG-NREGA as an active member in Gram Swaraj Abhiyan in Latehar�s Maneka block, his friends said.
"He used to highlight problems and irregularities in the implementation of schemes at jan adalats organized by the district administration, which might have angered certain people," a close friend of Ansari told the media in Latehar.
Earlier in the day, DGP control room sources in Ranchi said the Maoists had on July 7 last year pasted posters warning Ansari and Singh not to "exploit forest land or face consequences".
Three years ago, another MG-NREGA activist, who worked with Dreze, had been killed by unidentified persons in neighbouring Palamau district which triggered widespread protests by several people, including Dreze.
MG-NREGA is the flagship scheme of the government for the poor and aims at enhancing livelihood security of people in rural belts by guaranteeing 100 days of wage-employment in a financial year to a rural household.
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