Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation (NVCO) has urged the state government to ban fundraising activities including sale of food items, calendar, lottery ticket etc by various groups.
NVCO through its press and media cell described such activities as “daylight robbery” and said that under the guise of fundraise, commodities were being sold at exorbitant rate.
Stating that these days much higher rates were being charged in every “sale day” especially in the state capital, NVCO claimed that moudi was sold at the rate ranging from Rs.1000-5,000 or more, lottery ticket at Rs.10,000, wrestling entry ticket sold at Rs.10,000 for one, price of buffet ticket ranged from Rs.2000-10,000 per head, 2.5 kgs of pork at Rs.1000 or more etc.
In this regard, NVCO has urged the state government to consider the plight of common people and act.
With annual Hornbill Festival scheduled to begin on December 1, 2022, NVCO has also urged the government to check the exorbitant rates of commodities at Naga Heritage village, Kisama.
Meanwhile, drawing the attention of government to deplorable road condition in Nagaland, the NVCO has said it was the duty of the government, as a welfare state, to provide good roads to its citizen during 2022 Christmas season.
Describing good roads as “basic right”, NVCO said that present deplorable road condition in the state amounted to ‘human rights’ violation.
The consumer rights body has appealed to the state government to stop deducting commissions and not to divert project funds. NVCO also urged the responsible contractors to provide good quality works and complete road projects within the time frame.
