Former chief minister denounced BJP decision following death of Prem Singh (Representation)
Bhopal:
Farmers in Madhya Pradesh may be celebrating a good harvest, but the large crowds in state supply centers have resulted in long queues, chaos and mismanagement.
A farmer in Agar Malwa district, who spent six days in scorching summer heat waiting for his wheat crop to be weighed, collapsed and died of a heart attack while his produce was on the market. balance.
On May 19, Prem Singh, a resident of Malwasa village in the district, received an SMS from the local government asking him to take his wheat crop to a state-run shopping center in Jhalara.
Prem Singh spent four days waiting for his turn, after which he was directed to the Tanodia supply center. He waited there all May 24 before his harvest was finally taken for weighing on May 25.
Unfortunately, Prem Singh then complained of discomfort and fell unconscious. Doctors at a local hospital declared him dead when he was brought in.
Sanjay Carpenter, director of Tanodia’s supply center, said the unavailability of the bags had delayed the weighing by two days. “Prem Singh’s first cart had been weighed and it was like the second on the scale that he collapsed. We took him to the hospital, but he died there,” said Carpenter .
“An autopsy revealed that he died of a heart attack. As part of a government program, we gave his family a check for 4 rupees,” said district collector Sanjay Kumar.
Meanwhile, former chief minister Kamal Nath denounced current chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, alleging that his government’s claims about wheat purchases were false because farmers were still struggling to sell their crops. .
In a series of tweets, the head of Congress, whose government fell in March after a number of deputies resigned to join the BJP, said there was a lack of proper arrangements in the centers. ‘purchase. He pointed out the rarity of bags in the center of Tanodia, where Prem Singh died, as an example.
In response, Madhya Pradesh Minister of Agriculture Kamal Patel said the state had ensured that every farmer was taken care of and that a record volume of 114 metric tonnes of wheat had been purchased from farmers. ” about fifteen farmers.
“We have left nothing to help the farmers. The death of a farmer while supplying is regrettable (but) is not linked to the purchasing procedures,” he said, adding: ” Anyone can have a heart attack. “
The state has increased supply centers from 3,511 to 4,507 and almost twice the amount of wheat has been purchased compared to 2019/20 so far.
However, despite claims by the authorities, farmers have complained that in several mandis the SMS system which informs them of the events does not work properly and that the bags are not available.
