"We have been made aware of the fact that the military anashins (dictators) issued instructions in May last year to the respective township and village authorities not to apply the provisions relating to "forced labour" as set out in the 1907 Urban Administration Act and the 1907 Village Administration Act. It is 53 years now since those Acts were passed and time for considering whether provisions contained in those acts are appropriate or not. However, the practice of "forced labor" still continues despite instructions forbidding the same and the villagers are still being forced to give their labour..."