Excelsior Correspondent
MENDHAR, Nov 14: Assistant Labour Commissioner Poonch, Sanjay Bhat claimed to have initiated an inquiry after the traders from Mendhar town alleged that they have been duped by concerned Labour Inspector, who charged exhorbitant amount for Naga Forms and not given any receipt of the amount collected.
The traders alleged that they paid amount ranging from Rs 300 to Rs 900 to the Labour Inspector, Poonch who visited the town a few days back for collecting Government fee. For the Naga forms he charged exhorbitant rates from the shopkeepers and did not give receipt to any of them. Even the forms of many of them remained incomplete. They demanded that inquiry be conducted into the matter. They also feared that money collected is unlikely to go into the Govt Treasury and may be divided by the officials concerned. There are nearly 750 shops in Mendhar town and nearly 900 in Surankote and while about 600 in Mandi. The same official is holding the charge of these towns and similar practice is going on there for the last several years.
Assistant Labour Commissioner, Poonch Sanjay Bhat when contacted said that Nassir Khan is the Labour Inspector Poonch who is looking after Mendhar, Surankote and even Mandi area. He said that all the traders must get the Govt receipt for the fee paid by them. Mr Bhat said that he has taken over the charge recently and the matter has come to his notice and he will hold an inquiry into the matter. Dy Labour Commissioner, Jammu Ankur Mahajan could not be contacted despite repeated calls.
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