Noamundi: Jay Bharat Samanta Party leader and MLA Gita Koda held a meeting with the villagers of Phul Bagan under Noamundi Block on Sunday.
A villager Shiv Charan Nayak raised various issues before the MLA. The issues pertained to drinking water, electricity connection, old age pension and Indira Awas Yojana.
He alleged that the villagers were deprived of the benefits of various government schemes. Several applications were handed over to the MLA. A woman Chand Mani Samanta said, �Before election the leaders remember us and give assurances to provide all the facilities but the moment election is over they behave as suggested by the proverb �vows made in storm are forgotten in calm�.�
Gita koda said, �Being the elected representative of the area I will take up the long pending demands of the villagers with the authorities concerned so that the villagers� problems are solved.�