The New Indian Express: Bhopal:
Monday, 10 August 2020.
Accusing
Madhya Pradesh Cabinet minister Meena Singh and her close relatives of
prolonged harassment, a village sarpanch has sought 'ichcha mrityu' (mercy
killing) in Umaria district. "Cabinet Minister Meena Singh has been
harassing me since last 10 years. Of late, her relatives have started tilling
my agricultural land without my consent," alleged Munna Lal, the sarpanch
of Karondi Tola village in Umaria district.
"I
have submitted a presentation (addressed to the President) to the Umaria
district collectorate, seeking Ichcha Mrityu (mercy killing) due to continued
harassment by the minister and her relatives. If my plea isn’t allowed, then I
along with family will immolate publicly on Gandhi Jayanti (October 2),"
the village sarpanch said, after submitting a presentation at the Umaria
district collectorate.
Cabinet
minister Meena Singh, however, denied the allegations against her. "I’ve
nothing do with the matter. Residents of the village concerned have been
alleging that the money which has come under different government schemes in
their bank accounts has been withdrawn by someone else without any information
to them," she said.
"The
villagers had sought information about it under the Right to Information (RTI)
Act and approached me on not getting information, after which I asked officials
concerned to look into the matter."
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