1500 poor deprived of VGF rice on Eid
About 1500 ultra poor people of Tangbhanga union in Hatibandha upazila have been deprived of special allocation of VGF rice before the Eid-ul-Azha allegedly over a row between the union parishad (UP) chairman and local Awami League (AL) leaders.
Tangbhanga UP office sources said 15 tons of rice allotted against 1500 ultra poor VGF card holders before the Eid-ul-Azha under the government's social safety net support programme.
Nabir Ali, 62, a VGF beneficiary of Pashchimgram village in the union, said each card holder is given 10kg of rice which is a good support for us before the Eid.
This time we have been deprived of the facility due to the disputes among local leaders, said day labourer Hares Ali, 52, of Tangbhanga village.
Hatibandha Project Implement Officer (PIO) Ferdaus Alam said he had approved a list of VGF beneficiaries before the Eid but the chairman didn't withdraw the allotted relief from the government warehouse due to some unknown reason.
We have asked the chairman to withdraw and distribute the relief within the next two days, the PIO added.
Selim Hossain, convener of the union unit of AL, said local ruling party leaders demanded 30 percent share from the total allotment of 1500 cards which the chairman declined.
UP chairman Atiar Rahman said the dispute has been solved and the relief would be distributed among the listed beneficiaries in time.
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