Six councillors, including the deputy chairperson of Kaveripakkam panchayat union in Ranipet, have resigned citing the non-cooperation of the panchayat union officials in executing civic works in their respective wards.
The resigned members of the panchayat union are G. Muniammal (DMK), S. Rani (DMK), K. Gomathi Kumar (AIADMK), K. Marimuthu (Congress), K. Yuvaraj (AIADMK), and C. Deepa Karthikeyan (PMK). Except for Ms. Muniammal, who was the deputy chairperson of the union and councillor for Ward 1, the others are councillors for Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8. The resignation letter was handed over to K. Saifuddin, block development officer (BDO), Kaveripakkam.
The ward members were elected in 2021, when elections to rural local bodies were held in the State. “We are unable to do any civic works for residents in our ward due to the delay in releasing the necessary funds for the purpose by the block officials,” said K. Yuvaraj, Ward 5 councillor.
