Bhubaneswar, Aug 25: A tribal man, along with his 12-year-old daughter, today walked around 10 km carrying his wife's body on his shoulder as he failed to get a vehicle to transport it from a government hospital in the backward district of Kalahandi where she died.
The incident took place in the morning when the locals found Dana Majhi carrying his wife Amang Dei's body. The 42-year-old woman died of tuberculosis last night at the district headquarters hospital at Bhawanipatna.
For those in such a situation, the Naveen Patnaik government launched the 'Mahaparayana' scheme in February, offering free transportation of bodies from government hospitals to the residences of the deceased.
Majhi, however, said despite his all-out efforts, he could not get any help from the hospital authorities.
Thus, he wrapped his wife's body in cloth and started walking to his village Melghara in Rampur block which is about 60 km from Bhawanipatna.
Majhi's daughter accompanied him till some local reporters spotted the duo. They called up the District Collector and arranged for an ambulance for the remaining 50 km of the journey.
"I told the hospital authorities that I am a poor man and cannot afford a vehicle. Despite repeated requests, they said they cannot offer any help," Majhi told a local television channel.
Kalahandi District Collector Brunda D said, "As we got to know of the incident, we spoke to the CDMO and arranged for an ambulance.
"I have issued instructions to the Tehsildar to provide assistance under the Harishchandra Yojana (Assistance to the poor and destitute to perform last rites). I have also asked the BDO to provide assistance from Red Cross and CMRF," he said.
As per the 'Mahaparayana' scheme, dead body carriers are supposed to be deployed at 37 government hospitals and a total of 40 vehicles were assigned for the job.
Hubballi, Jan 28: Charting that the Bharatiya Janata party’s Central leaders have not given a free-hand to the Chief minister B S Yediyurappa on the issue of expansion of Cabinet, former Chief minister and the Congress leader Siddaramaiah had opined that 'it has hampered the State’s development'.
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Even there is no people are coming forward to support him.
RSS are busy in marketing pupet government.
It happens only in Incredible India.
This is in our independent india....
@sk atha nahi patha nahi naam tho bilkulbi nehi chal hut saale.
i am in saudi arabia. these pfi boys here are doing tremendous job in these cases. in any case of non muslims death or accident they are doing every effort in helping them because they say \there are many muslim organizations in saudi arabia but for hindus and christians there is no any active organization or may be there is one or two organization but they don't have the experience of handling such cases so we are doing every thing for our indians\".
so please do not criticize pfi or kfd members."
@ Jayaraj Madikeri,
Why you are expecting Help from PFI,KFD (as they are doing their best)?? RSS/BD/VHP are handicapped org? your so called Gou-Rakshak Dal only rescuing animals? not humans?(killers of Human being). well about venom ask the MP's who
Jayaraj ..... Just give a call to KFD /PFI and find out how they will respond to such situations.....Just visit Bhatkal /Shiruru and Gangolly, and find out how the Muslim Associations are providing Ambulance services to all the people of the Society.....Do not live in 4 walls ..... Mind you in Bhatkal, there are BEEF janata party ( BJP ) goons, who keep meet bags in Naga Bana to create troubles....
Modi should note such things, and give instructions to punish the official heavily and permanently .....
where is PFI, KFD now, do some good work for the society, keep your venom inside.
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