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13 April 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Staff Correspondent, Bogra

Chairman and seven members of Naruamala Union Parishad (UP) under Gabtoli upazila of the district yesterday resigned alleging extortion and obstruction in development work by some ruling party men. Chairman Jorjis Hossain Fattah and the seven UP members submitted resignation letters to Gabtoli upazila Chairman Zahedul Islam Helal. When contacted, the upazila charman said he did not accept the resignation letters, as procedures were not followed. Sources said 1,875 tonnes of rice was allotted for Naruamala union under VGF programme and distribution of rice started on April 4. But the chairman and members of the union had to stop it as local AL men deman-ded a portion of the allotted rice. Chairman Fattah informed the UNO of the matter. With the intervention of the UNO, distribution of rice started again on April 8 in presence of four police personnel. Later, the AL men looted 330 empty sacks of VGF rice from the union parishad. The AL men also demanded tolls from the union parishad chairman and members against Food For Works programme and TR projects. They stopped earth-lifting work at Prothomarcheo village under Naruamala union, as the chairman and members declined to give them Tk 30,000 as per their demand. UP Chairman Fattah confirmed the incidents.