Ruckus at Gram Sabha Over Alleged Bias in Beneficiaries Selection For Govt. Schemes

Hyderabad, Jan 23 (Maxim News): People continued to vent their ire against officials and Congress leaders at Gram Sabhas on Thursday for including ineligible people as beneficiaries in the list for the four schemes and delivering injustice to genuinely eligible persons.

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For the last three days, the State government has been conducting Gram Sabhas for the identification of eligible persons for benefits under four schemes, including Rythu Bharosa, Indiramma Athmeeya Bharosa, Indiramma Indlu, and ration cards.

Like the last two days, many Gram Sabhas across the State on Thursday were marred with heated arguments, abuses, and allegations. Unable to control the situation, officials left the meetings midway at a few places.

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At Pasara village, Gondraopeta mandal in Mulugu, women entered into arguments with officials for including ineligible persons in the beneficiaries list for Indiramma Indlu, while leaving out genuine applicants. 

Police Intervene In Suryapet

Tension prevailed at the Gram Sabha in Maddirala mandal headquarters in Suryapet after police constables pushed people for arguing with officials.

Irked over the officials’ failure to include his name in the Indiramma Indlu beneficiaries list, a person fumed at the officials and tried to argue with the Tahsildar. However, police constables prevented the person from heading towards the officials and pushed him aside.

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At the Shaligouraram Gram Sabha, residents questioned the revenue officials as to how many times they should apply for benefits under different schemes. Many were seen informing the officials that they had already applied for houses and ration cards during Praja Palana application programs and sought to know how many they had to apply for. Similarly, at Bhel mandal Gram Sabha, villagers questioned the officials why their applications for ration cards and houses that were applied in the past were not processed.

Ruckus prevailed at Jangampally village under Peddamandadi mandal in Wanaparthy, when villagers demanded transparency in the selection of beneficiaries. With tension prevailing at the Gram Sabha, the officials left the venue midway. 

Videos of people, especially women arguing with officials and local leaders, are going viral on different social media platforms.  (Maxim News)

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