BHOPAL: Villagers in Chhatarpur district made their MLA come to terms with reality and showed them their plight, when they invited him to inaugurate a government school on Friday. BJP MLA Rajesh Kumar Prajapati had to walk through the mud and waterlogged fields in the absence of a proper road.
The Chandla MLA had attempted to reach the village with the help of his SUV and two tractors, but in vain. The four-wheelers were stuck in mud, villagers said.
Prajapati had to abandon his SUV about a kilometre away from the venue and walk to the venue. He was invited by the villagers to inaugurate the primary school at Hirdepurwa village, about 100 kilometres away from the district headquarters. When the MLA reached the village outskirts and proceeded towards the school, his SUV got stuck in the mud and the villagers got tractors to navigate the muddy road. He boarded a tractor but its wheels were also stuck in the mud. “We have been raising the issue of bad roads for the past 70 years. The netas only make assurances but roads are not constructed”, said Mahesh Rajput, a villager. Two weeks ago, villagers had to carry an ailing person on a cot and were forced to tread the muddy pathways to reach the nearest hospital in Purwa village of Manuriya panchayat under the same constituency. The MLA has promised construction of roads with the help of villagers after the monsoon.
“I fully understand the plight of the villagers. I will get the road constructed. The villagers in Hirdepurwa have also promised to give some land for the road construction”, MLA Prajapati said.
