Madhya Pradesh | A fifty eight year old tribal woman from Kushepur village in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district, died after waiting in a fertiliser queue, for two straight days, according to her family members.
The incident took place late on Wednesday, at the Bagri fertiliser distribution centre where the woman identified as Bhuriya Bai, had reportedly stayed overnight after spending an entire day in line. Relatives said she suddenly began vomiting, while waiting for her turn and was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead.
Guna Collector Kishore Kumar Kanyal stated that the initial information indicated, she had diabetes and that her health worsened after standing in the queue for an extended period. Kanyal visited Kushepur village along with former minister Mahendra Singh Sisodia and met the family.
The death triggered political reactions as Guna MP and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia expressed grief and instructed officials to provide immediate help while BJP MLA Pannalal Shakya publicly questioned the fertiliser distribution process and criticised the district administration during a public event.
Shakya asked why such long queues were forming and suggested that the mismanagement damaged the reputation of the constituency leadership, demanding answers from the collector in the presence of Scindia. Neither Scindia nor the collector responded to the MLA’s remarks during the programme.
On Scindia’s directions the administration sanctioned financial aid of two lakh rupees for the family and an additional ten thousand rupees through the Red Cross. He also sought a detailed investigation into the incident and called for action against any officials found responsible.
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