Probe ordered into alleged auction of panchayat president posts in Villupuram district
The Hindu
Complaints have emerged of the auctioning of posts in Ponnankuppam panchayat and in Sitheri panchayat
The Villupuram District Administration has ordered a detailed probe, after allegations surfaced of attempts to auction the post of panchayat president in two blocks in the district, ahead of the rural local body polls to be held next month.
According to official sources, complaints emerged of an attempt to auction the post of panchayat president in Ponnankuppam panchayat in Gingee block. The panchayat, with a voter population of 3,000 has been reserved for Scheduled Caste (Women) for the rural local body polls. The panchayat has two hamlets -- Thuthipet and Ponnankuppam. The village elders of Thuthipet had convened a meeting on Saturday to weed out a contest by ‘auctioning the seat’ to the highest bidder from Thuthipet, based on its population size. Allegations surfaced that the post had been sold for ₹13 lakh. However, the residents of Ponnankuppam opposed the move and contended that the candidate should be elected from their village.
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