No developmental work by MP; Bundelkhand villagers write to PM seeking permission for mass suicide

Mahoba: Enraged over the lack of development by BJP Member of Parliament (MP) Pushpendra Singh Chandel, under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Scheme, the residents of Pipramaf-Pathari have penned down a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking permission to end their lives.

The villagers have named a dog as ‘Sansad ji’ in protect against the no development work.

Reasons:

• The village comes under the Kabrai developmental block.
• There is no power, road or infrastructure in the village.
• The condition of roads deteriorated in the monsoon.
• There are no roads in the village.
• Hundreds of villagers have migrated to other places.
• There was capriciousness in the village after Chandel adopted it.
• There is no hospital in the village.
• The conditions of school in the village are very poor.

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What villagers say ?

• We have talked to concerned officers but the dialogues were of no use, says one Janak Parihar.
• Our kids have to go school through mud during the rainy season, says Akanahsa Richariya.
• Drains have become runnel, one can hardly bear the stench coming out of it, he added.
• The villagers have written many letters to their MP and concerning officers.
• The villagers protested by sitting on a hunger strike at the collectorate.

The Scheme:

• The Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) was launched on 11th October, 2014.
• The aim of this scheme is to translate the comprehensive vision of Mahatma Gandhi about an ideal Indian village into a reality.
• Each Member of Parliament adopts a Gram Panchayat and guides its holistic progress giving importance for social development at par with infrastructure under this scheme.
• The ‘Adarsh Grams’ are to become schools of local development and governance, inspiring other Gram Panchayats.
• Village Development Plan is prepared under the leadership of Member of Parliament.
• State Level Empowered Committee (SLEC) reviews, suggest changes and give priority allocation of resources.