TEAM HERALD
CHORAO: Deputy Speaker Anant Shet has assured to conduct an investigation into a fake complaint against women self help groups in Madel-Chorao.
Addressing women and villagers at Madel-Chorao at a public meeting, Shet said a false complaint had been filed to tarnish the image of self-help women groups who use the Madel primary school for social, cultural and to organize various government courses with the permission of the Education Department, as the school is closed due to lack of students.
On October 6 a complaint had been sent to the director of educationalleging that the primary school was being misused for illegal activities like gambling, prostitution and liquor parties at night.
An inquiry conducted by the self-help group and an education officer in the village on October 18 revealed that the complainant had expired about six to seven years ago and the complaint was fake to tarnish the reputation of the women
Mayem BJP general secretary Dayanand Karbotkar, Jai Hanuman Self Group president Shrijaya Haldankar, Mahalaximi President Pratima Kundaikar, Shrikrishna SHG president Sonia Salgaoncar and ex-sarpanch Mukund Khandeparkar were present at the meeting.
