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Hey everyone,

Need urgent advice on how to report local officials who just denied our democratic rights today using false claims.

The Issue: Under Section 7 of The Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959, holding a Gram Sabha on 15th August is legally mandatory.

The Claim: Our Gram Sevak and Sarpanch refused to hold the meeting today. They orally claimed that a "new GR has come which cancels 15th August Gram Sabhas because of school programs and clashes."

The Reality: When i asked him to show the document, he couldn't produce any paper or GR number. We checked the official Maharashtra RDD portal right there and found NO such GR. They are clearly just saying this to avoid accountability, skip work, and bypass villagers' questions.

My Questions:

What is the fastest way to get the BDO or Nagpur Zilla Parishad CEO to take strict action against this unauthorized cancellation?

Are you guys aware of any such new GR or rule regarding this?Have any of you experienced similar incidents where officials try to skip Gram Sabhas?Do you guys regularly attend Gram Sabha meetings in your villages? How is the response there?

Besides the Aaple Sarkar portal, are there any direct grievance emails or contacts for Nagpur district administration?

TL;DR: Gram Sevak & Sarpanch in Nagpur cancelled the mandatory 15th August Gram Sabha by falsely claiming a new GR has come to cancel it. They couldn't show any paperwork. Need advice on how to escalate.

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