Demonstration in Supaul for not getting wheat for 6 months: Public distribution system vendor accused, beneficiaries demanded legal action from the district administration

Demonstration for not getting wheat for 6 months in Supaul.

Dozens of beneficiaries of public distribution system of Rampur village ward 01 of Ekma panchayat of Sadar block of Supaul district protested against the arbitrariness of the dealer. The same beneficiaries have made many serious allegations. The same local villagers have made a written complaint against the dealer Shubhakala Devi to the district administration. However, the district administration has assured to investigate the matter. In fact, hundreds of beneficiaries of ward 01 public distribution system of Rampur village of Ekma Panchayat have not been given wheat for the last 6 months. On Friday morning, all the female and male beneficiaries demonstrated at the warehouse of dealer Shubhakala Devi.

During this, 45-year-old Veena Devi told that her 8 units are fixed. Wheat is not being given to them by the dealer for the last 6 months. Also, the food grains for the month of September have not been received. Rajendra Mandal, husband of 35-year-old beneficiary Reena Devi, told that in festivals like Deepawali, kerosene was not given by the oil dealer. In such a situation, people of all the villages celebrate the festival of Deepawali by lighting candles. At the same time, he told that he has 7 units. And in lieu of 70 kg of food grains, one hundred and fifty rupees are charged from him by the dealer. Whereas wheat is ₹ 2 kg, and rice ₹ 3 per kg at the fixed government rate.

35 years profit Hira Devi husband Bindeshwari Pandey tells that they have 5 units. But the dealer continues to distribute grains in an arbitrary manner. On the other hand, the dealer should talk to Shubh Kala Devi, then his son said that all the allegations are baseless and said that the POS machine is not working due to which the problem has occurred. Here, written complaint by the local beneficiaries, from the block to the district officer, has demanded legal action. When the supply officer of Sadar block, Vivekananda was questioned, he said that the complaint has been received and legal action will be taken after investigating the application.