Ilam, April 17:The people of Panchgaun VDC in Constituency No 3 of Ilam district have complained that they have been plagued by bribery when they visit the district administration office for citizenship certificates and passports and the land revenue office for land related work.

The people made this complaint at an interaction programme at Nayabajar VDC between office chiefs and the local people organised by the district administration office.

The people raised questions about local problems of transportation, electricity, communications and education at the interaction between the people of Nayabajar, Namsaling, Soyang, Pyang and Jogmai and the office chiefs.

People also complained that action was being taken against those going to the forests for firewood for cooking while destruction of community forests was taking place at the hands of timber smugglers.

At the programme coordinated by CDO Narendra Raj Sharma, office chiefs told the people to file petitions with evidence directly at the offices concerned in case of such problems.