Gehu Ghotala

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Gehu Ghotala
Rotten, Infected with Insect (SADLELE) Red
Imported Wheat distributed in PDS-Ration Shops of
Maharashtra

• Bharatiya Janata Party

20 October, 2007
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Distribution 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

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Rotten Wheat for Poor Govt.s Schemes

• Ration Shops
• Below Poverty Line (BPL) People
• Antyodaya, Annapurna Schemes
• Mid-Day Meal
• Food for Work

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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

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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

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Media Team Visited Exposed Rotten Wheat

• ETV - Ratnagiri
• Sahara Mumbai Sakinaka, Mumbai
• Doordarshan Ghatkopar, Mumbai
• NDTV Malkapur
• CNN-IBN
• CNBC-Awaaz

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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Rotten infected Imported Red Wheat, Banda
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Dr. Kirit Somaiya with Panch villagers
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Dr. Kirit Somaiya, taking samples of infected
Wheat
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Dr. Somaiya showing samples to the Shop
Supervisor Shri Vinayak Narayan Yedwe
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Rotten infected Wheat Close view
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Insect - Bacteria can be seen
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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)

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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

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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

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Shri Narvekar Godown-keeper showing the infected
wheat bags to Dr. Somaiya
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Status of Wheat Bags fully insected
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Hundreds of infected-insected Bags lying in the
Godown
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Dr. Kirit Somaiya, Shri Madhav Bhandari Others
taking samples of infected Wheat
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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)