Agartala: Surrendered militants of different outfits has threatened to go for a 72-hour hunger strike from October 17 in Agartala Government Quarter Complex demanding CBI enquiry into alleged misappropriation of fund allotted for them.
Tripura Returnees Association (TRA) president Dhananjoy Bru alleged here today there was a gross financial irregularity in the implementation of Broad Package Scheme (BPS) awarded by the Central Government for pre-1988 returnees, which requires independent inquiry.
He also alleged that money had been siphoned off in the midst of implementing BPS including one-time financial aid to returnees and a vocational training imparted to them for a certain period.
Earlier, another group of returnees had staged a hunger strike in front of the Civil Secretariat on a two-point demand including clearance of one-time financial aid to returnees under BPS and the vocational training. (UNI)
