Thursday, July 28, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Dalit dies of starvation

 

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dalit-dies-of-starvation/171059-60-117.html

Orissa
Dalit dies of starvation
indianexpress Express News Service , The New Indian Express
Posted on Jul 28, 2011 at 01:03pm IST

RAIRAKHOL: A Dalit labourer Kapil Hans of Gobindpur village under
Tribanpur gram panchayat of Rairakhol block reportedly died of
starvation on Tuesday night.

He is survived by his 60- year-old wife Chanchala and two married daughters.

Sources said for the last one week, Kapil was ailing reportedly from
malnutrition and starvation and was bedridden.

As per reports, he owned 1.33 acres of farmland jointly with his five
brothers and eked out a living by working as daily wager along with
his wife.

He name did not find mention in the BPL list and was consequently
deprived of all welfare schemes of the government, including the
old-age pension. Though he had been running from pillar to post for
inclusion of his name under welfare programmes, it did not
materialise.

Rairakhol Sub Collector Ananta Kumar Bhuiyan said Additional Block
Development Officer (ABDO) RN Chakraborty has informed him about the
death and gram panchayat officials have been sent to ascertain the
exact cause of the death.

He promised to extend all possible government help to the bereaved family.

On the other hand, ABDO Chakraborty denied that Kapil had died of
starvation and said he had suffered from fever. The ABDO further said
he was issued a job card under MGNREGS but never reported for work.

This is the second alleged starvation death in Tribanpur gram
panchayat. On July 8, Siba Naik (65) of Chubkadadar village died of
starvation.

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