NEW DELHI 11 April 2015 Blind activists under the banner of Rashtriya Drishti Sangh Bachao Sangharsh Samiti staged a dharna (protest) at Jantar Mantar in the capital today demanding dismissal of National Federation of the Blind (NFB) general secretary Santosh Kumar Rungta in connection with alleged misuse of funds meant for the welfare of the blind people.
Nearly 100 workers and leaders of the association gathered at Jantar Mantar and raised slogans against Rungta. The activists have been demanding that a probe into the charges of financial irregularities against Rungta worth crores of rupees. They want the bank accounts of his family and near relatives living abroad to be investigated in relation to disproportionate assets. The protestors criticized the general secretary for sudden closure of the welfare schemes as training and manufacturing centres for the blind. The workers slammed him for non-payment of basic remuneration as on minimum wages norms. The activists also sought time to meet home minister Rajnath Singh in the issue and thousands of activists will gather at Jantar Mantar on April 15 and 16 if no action taken against Rungta. Their demands include a probe into the charges of financial irregularities against Rungta worth crores of rupees, the bank accounts of his family and near relatives living abroad to be investigated, training and manufacturing centres be opened and immediate reimbursement of their salary on government norms. The DTMT couldn't reach Rungta as his phone was switched off throughout the day. Source: http://www.drugtodayonline.com/medical-news/city/1821-blind-activists-demand-probe-into-alleged-misuse-of-funds.html -- "It doesn't matter what we have, but it really matters what we do with what we have." With Sincere Regards Balanagendran. D IAS Aspirant Skype: balanagendran Twitter: http://twitter.com/balanagendran89 Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
