Farmers for probe into employment scheme

Guwahati: All block offices in 126 constituencies of the state may be locked from February 14 as the All Assam Shramik Krishak Kalyan Parishad (AASKKP) has set February 13 deadline for the government to inquire into financial anomalies in various MGNREGA schemes in the state.

"We seek a CBI investigation into the anomalies in MGNREGA as well as in the Chief Minister's Special Scheme for Farmers. The government had allotted Rs 58 crore and 81 lakh for the benefit of more than two lakh farmers, but only half of the money reached the beneficiaries," said Pradip Kalita, general secretary of AASKKP.