Poovachal panchayat members grab 1.68 lakhs by duping MGNREGA workers

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Behind the veil of MGNREGA works, the panchayat members in rural areas are funneling money. In Poovachal panchayat, a total of nine members have taken approximately Rs 1.68 lakhs through illegal means. Over the years, accusations were large about fraud happening behind the MGREGA works. But only two or three were arrested before. Now the Poovachal panchayat case is an abomination that includes nine members from CPM, congress, and BJP. The involvement of the three parties made it easy to suppress the news for a long time. Almost 539 days of work got nullified due to these panchayat members. The work and pay deserved for the financially struggling families have been robbed by these nine devious minds. The social auditing report starting from 2021 October to 2022 March revealed the sinister doings of the members.