TURA, March 15: The Association for Democracy and Empowerment (ADE), Apex Committee, Tura, on Wednesday cast aside the recent allegations against its president Dalseng Bira Ch Momin and contended that the charges were merely false social media propaganda.
It may be mentioned that Momin was accused of attempting to distribute money among voters at Doldenggagre village under Dalu during the silent period.
It may be recalled that Momin was also reportedly caught by the villagers on February 25 following which they accused him of attempting to win voters over with money.
A significant amount of money was also recovered from Momin’s possession at the time.
Not only this, a video of the incident had also gone viral soon after the incident where the villagers are seen questioning Momin.
The ADE, however, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the accusations were attempts to malign the image of Momin.
“We have thoroughly made inquiries about the incident at Doldenggagre village with our leader Dalseng Bira Ch Momin and found nothing but malice and demean intentions to humiliate and to harm his image by few particular people. The people present there were accusing him of leading protests against Mr Rakesh Newar as the CEM of GHADC. Our president was not alone who led the protests. All Garo people, along with various NGOs, protested against Mr Newar. We demand prompt action against the perpetrators by the concerned authorities as soon as possible as an FIR has already been lodged,” the ADE said.