Chief Ugan Jha alias Ugranath Jha
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In order to take double advantage in Darbhanga, the State Election Commission has ordered to remove Ugan Jha alias Ugranath Jha, head of Ramauli Panchayat of Benipur block area from the post of head. The State Election Commission has issued a letter to the DM of Darbhanga and the Secretary of the Panchayati Raj Department to resign from the post. According to the letter, the present Mukhiya Ugan Jha alias Ugranath Jha is working on the post of Typist in Aichi College, Benipur and while holding the post, he contested the Mukhiya election and after winning the election, while holding the post of Mukhiya, he did not resign from the college.
such an open case
Roshan Kumar Mishra, who was his nearest rival in the election of Mukhiya, filed protest number 80/21 in the State Election Commission in which he wrote that the elected Mukhiya Ugan Jha, without resigning from the post of typist in Ayachi Mahila Mahavidyalaya, which is financially aided by the state government, was elected to Ramauli Panchayat. Was elected head of. Roshan Mishra alleged that resignation letter was not given in the college even during the scrutiny of nomination letter on 9 September 2021 or on 16 September, which is in violation of Section 136 (1) (d) read with Section 136 ( 2) is a violation. During the hearing, the State Election Commission had demanded a report from District Officer Darbhanga and District Panchayat Officer Darbhanga. After seeing both the reports and hearing the arguments of both the parties, the State Election Commission has given its decision to remove the chief.
Earlier chiefs have also been dismissed
Local people say that timely dismissal of the head of Ramauli Panchayat is not a new thing. Even in the last five years, the then head Kumud Kumar Mishra was prematurely dismissed by the Panchayati Raj Department on charges of financial irregularities and embezzlement of government funds. They also went to the High Court but the result remained zero.
