Twenty-year-old Pragati Shrivastava of Chhatarpur is running from pillar to post seeking appointment on compassionate grounds in Commercial Tax department, after her husband died on November 25, 2012.
Her husband Mrintujaya Khare died of jaundice. late Mritunjaya was an IT operator in Commercial Tax department at Chhatarpur.
When he was hospitalised, Pragati and her in-laws made all out efforts to save him and spend everything, even by selling out their house.
Explaining her plight, she told The Pioneer, “My husband was the only son of his parents and now they are absolutely broken and depressed. We are facing the difficult situations as it is difficult for us to meet even the daily need of bread and butter. I am now unable to pay even the school fees of my only son who is in fourth standard.”
Pragati called on Finance Minister Raghavji twice as he had assured for appointment, but nothing positive came out. On February 22, she also met Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. He too assured for the job at the place of her late husband, but till date she has been waiting for a positive response, Pragati said. Notably, Pragati possesses an NCC ‘C’ certificate and she had participated in the republic day parade at New Delhi during the tenure of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
She has also been felicitated by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in year 2012 as best students of Rewa GDC.