Activist challenges ₹13.74 crore spent for development of Poochampatti panchayat

A Madurai-based social activist raised doubts over authenticity of the official documents claiming to have spent ₹13.74 crore from the Mineral Resources Fund over the last seven years in Poochampatti village panchayat falling under the Vadipatti taluk.

The social activist Gnanasekaran under section 2 (j) (The right to access information held by public authorities, including inspecting work/documents/records, taking notes or certified copies, taking certified samples of material, and obtaining information in electronic form or printouts) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, applied for a direct inspection of government records.

Accompanied by Amutha, Madurai district coordinator of the Makkal Pathai Movement, and protected by an officer from the Vadipatti Police Station, he conducted the audit at the panchayat office on Friday.