Gehu Ghotala

Bharatiya Janata Party

Rotten, Infected with Insect (SADLELE) Red Imported Wheat distributed in PDS-Ration

Shops of Maharashtra

20 October, 2007

Distribution of infected Wheat in MaharashtraDistribution of infected Wheat in Maharashtra

• Govt. of Maharashtra has continued to distributed sale the Rotten, Infected with Insect wheat in various parts of Maharashtra.

• Govt. of Maharashtra states that the Red Imported Wheat supplied by Food Corporation of India (FCI)

• For several months, complaints, issue raised by poor people, activists about the Rotten Wheat. Govt. of Mahrashtra continued to ignore and distributed thousands of tons of horrible wheat to poor people.

• Govt. of Maharashtra found 229 samples “NOT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION”, out of 265.

• We request Hon. Governor, Authorities to stop distribution of Horrible, Rotten Infected with Insect Wheat.

Gopinath Munde Nitin Gadkari

Pandurang Phundkar Kirit Somaiya

Rotten Wheat for Poor – Govt.’s Schemes

• Ration Shops

• Below Poverty Line (BPL) People

• Antyodaya, Annapurna Schemes

• Mid-Day Meal

• Food for Work

BJP Team Visited, Submitted Rotten Wheat Sample

• BJP Team visited various parts of Maharashtra

• Visited govt. Godown, Ration Shops

• Taken Samples

• Found Wheat quality horrible

Visits – Samples…

• Vikramgad (Adivasi area), Thane Dist. On 23.10.07

• Govt. Godown, Sawantwadi on 20.10.07

• Ration Shop, Banda, Dist. Sindhudurg on 20.10.07

• Malkapur on 15.10.07

• Sakinaka, Mumbai on 6.10.07

• Ghatkopar, Mumbai on 6.10.07

Media Team Visited & Exposed Rotten Wheat

• ETV - Ratnagiri

• Sahara Mumbai – Sakinaka, Mumbai

• Doordarshan – Ghatkopar, Mumbai

• NDTV – Malkapur

• CNN-IBN

• CNBC-Awaaz

Representation / Discussions held with…

• Civil Supply Minister (State)

• Secretary & Officials, Civil Supply

• Rationing Controller

• District Civil Supply Officials (Addl. Collector)

• Tehsildars

• Ration Shopkeepers

• FCI Officials

• Godown Keepers

• Govt. of India Food & Civil Supply Officials

We Request….

• Immediate order to stop distribution of Rotten, Infected Red Imported Wheat

• Laboratory testing of all such wheat lying in various Godowns & Ration Shops.

• Action against officials/persons who have continued to sell this rotten wheat to the poor people of BPL, old people under Annapurna Scheme and the Scheduled Tribes.

Sale of Rotten Infected (Sadlele) Red Imported Wheat in Sindhudurg District

• Dr. Kirit Somaiya & BJP Team visited Sindhudurg, Maharashtra

• Visit to Banda on 20.10.07 at 9.40a.m.

• Shop No. 1, Consumers Co-Op. Soc. Ltd.

• Shopkeeper Mr. Vinayak Narayan Yedwe

Samples & Panchnama

• Wheat sold for BPL, Antyodaya, Annapurna….

• Fully Rotten Infected – insected Wheat

• 5 Sealed Samples Taken

• Panchnama in presence of Deputy Sarpanch Mr. Ashok Ganesh Sawant

Rotten – infected –Imported Red Wheat, Banda

Dr. Kirit Somaiya with Panch & villagers

Dr. Kirit Somaiya, taking samples of infected Wheat

Dr. Somaiya showing samples to the Shop Supervisor Shri Vinayak Narayan Yedwe

Rotten infected Wheat Close view

Insect - Bacteria can be seen

Submission of Samples

• Food & Public Distribution Minister, Delhi

• Minister of State for Civil Supply, Maharashtra

• Human Rights Commission

• Samples will be handed over personally by BJP Leaders to Hon. Prime Minister, New Delhi (Appointment requested)

Visit No. 2 to Sawantwadi State Govt. Godown

• Visited Sawantwadi State Govt. Godown on 20.10.07 at 10.40a.m.

• Present- Shri Narvekar, Godown-keeper

• BJP Spokesperson Shri Madhav Bhandari & Others accompanied

Samples & Panchnama

• Wheat sold for BPL, Antyodaya, Annapurna….

• Fully Rotten Infected – insected Wheat

• 5 Samples Taken

• Panchnama in presence of Smt. Netra Mukund Mulye & Others

Shri Narvekar Godown-keeper showing the infected

wheat bags to Dr. Somaiya

Status of Wheat Bags – fully insected

Hundreds of infected-insected Bags lying in the Godown

Dr. Kirit Somaiya, Shri Madhav Bhandari & Others taking samples of infected Wheat

Submission of Godown Samples

• Food & Public Distribution Minister, Delhi

• Minister of State for Civil Supply, Maharashtra

• Human Rights Commission

• Samples will be handed over personally by BJP Leaders to Hon. Prime Minister, New Delhi (Appointment requested)