Dimapur, June 8 -- The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) on Sunday expressed outrage and concern over the alarming reports of alleged unauthorised and illegal deductions from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) funds, allocated to beneficiaries across the state, by the state rural development department.

The NPCC condemned the rural development department for presiding over this deplorable abuse of power.

It urged the department's minister and the state government to take immediate and decisive action against this rampant corruption and ensure they thoroughly identify and penalize those involved.

In a release, the Pradesh Congress cited recent public revelations, particularly the damning expose...