Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Joins Dharna Against House Demolitions In MP's Budhni, Warns Of Strict Action Against Those Responsible
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday joined villagers staging a 'dharna' in Kosmi village of Budhni assembly constituency to protest the demolition of their houses in a joint operation by the forest department and district administration. Expressing strong displeasure over the action, Chouhan warned that those responsible for rendering poor families…
On Sunday, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan joined a protest in Kosmi village of Budhni assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh against the demolition of houses. The villagers were protesting the action by the forest department and district administration. Chouhan expressed his strong disapproval of the demolition, calling it shameful and describing it as the height of injustice.
He stated that houses were once filled with children's laughter but were now filled with cries of despair as women wept over the destruction. Chouhan described the demolition team as heartless demons and compared them to villains. He informed Chief Secretary Ashok Barnwal and BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal about the incident.
Chouhan assured the affected villagers that he would raise the issue with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and ensure justice for them. Temporary living arrangements would be made for the homeless villagers, and new houses would be constructed. However, neither the collector nor the superintendent of police had arrived in the village to meet Chouhan and the villagers as of the filing of the story.
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