Scuffle breaks out at public grievance meeting in Sivaganga over confusion in token distribution
A scuffle occurred at a public grievance meeting in Sivaganga due to confusion over token distribution for petition submissions. Only 50 tokens were issued to a crowd of over 300 people, leading to frustration and arguments with staff. Police intervened to manage the situation and later resumed token distribution, but many attendees expressed dissatisfaction with the process.
- ▪A public grievance meeting was held in Sivaganga District Collector’s office.
- ▪Only 50 tokens were issued to over 300 attendees, causing confusion.
- ▪Police were called to manage the situation as people argued for tokens.
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A brief scuffle broke out at the public grievance meeting in the Sivaganga District Collector’s office due to confusion during the distribution of tokens to those who had come to submit petitions.During the public grievance meeting held on Monday, to manage the crowd at the petition registration counter, tokens were distributed. Although more than 300 people had arrived, only 50 tokens were issued in the first phase.Because of this, the remaining people argued with the revenue department staff demanding tokens. At that point, the police personnel deployed there arrived to pacify the public.The police further stated, “Only 50 tokens are currently available. Once those who have already received tokens register their petitions, more tokens will be issued.
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