Ruling BJD spokesperson Pratap Keshari Deb on Friday admitted that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has sought a report from the State Government on the recent shocking Kalahandi incidence and the State received the letter on Thursday. The incidence relates to a tribal person, Dana Majhi carrying the dead body of his wife on his shoulders for about 12 km as no vehicle or ambulance was provided by the district administration.
“The PMO’s letter dispatched on August 26 seeking details of the incidence was received by the State Government yesterday. All facts pertaining to how the incidence happened, what action has been taken, everything in detail will be certainly provided to the Prime Minister by the State Government at the earliest,” informed Deb. “In the past too, we have said that the incidence was unfortunate and it should not have happened. An inquiry has been conducted on the incidence and the Government has received the report. The State Government will, accordingly, comply with the PMO letter,” Deb added.
The State Government has come under widespread criticism after Dana Majhi was seen carrying his wife Amang’s body wrapped in clothes along with his 12-year old daughter from Bhawanipatna late last month. The 40-year-old woman had died of TB at the District Headquarters Hospital at Bhawanipatna on August 24. Majhi who lives 60 km away from the hospital, could not afford to hire a vehicle.