Continuing its attack over the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh over the distribution of 'cancer causing' footwear to tendu leaf collectors, the Madhya Pradesh Congress on Monday charged the regime of playing havoc with the health of poor tribal peo
While talking to media persons, here on Monday, State Congress Media Committee Chairperson Shobha Oza told that Forest Minister Gaurishankar Shejwar too admitted that more than two lakh shoes were rejected because of the use of banned chemical 'AZO'.
"Nonetheless, he did not specify the name of company that provided faulty footwear or action taken against it.
Further, no evidence was produced in public domain that shoes and slippers that were distributed indeed passed the test," she said.
Oza claimed that tribal folks developed itching problems on wearing footwear and deposited them to their respective Collectorate offices in the Malwa-Nimar region. She said that the purchase of footwear sans adequate testing smacked of corruption.
lambasting the BJP's Jan Ashirwad Yatra, she said that a seven-year-old tribal girl was electrocuted to death in Dhar recently during the Yatra.
Congress legislator Uman Singhar met the victim's kin and raised the demand for appropriate compensation. "later, Electricity Board officials accompanied by BJP workers including Pradeep Gadia reached to hand over the cheque.
However, BJP men abused Singhar and used casteist remarks against him.
It exposed the BJP's attitude towards tribal folks," she added.