Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Villagers Demand Probe Into Panchayat Irregularities in MP's Vidisha
This story is about a small village council in India called a panchayat.
Some people who live in the village say the council has not held a single meeting for more than four years.
They think the people in charge may be doing things that are not fair or honest.
The villagers wrote down all their complaints in a letter called a memorandum.
They gave the letter to a local government official named Doji Ram Ahirwar.
In the letter, they said some government help meant for villagers never reached them.
They also said the brother of the village leader was secretly running things instead of the elected leaders.
People complained that cows kept in the village shelter were not getting enough food and water.
The villagers asked for an investigation into what happened.
A senior official named Ashish Agarwal said he will look into the complaints and take action if they are true.
Villagers of Paradh Gram Panchayat in Sironj, Vidisha, alleged that no panchayat meeting has been held for over four years.
A memorandum alleging corruption was submitted to Nayab Tehsildar Doji Ram Ahirwar.
The memorandum claimed irregularities in development work and that villagers were denied benefits of government welfare schemes.
Villagers alleged the Sarpanch's brother actually managed the panchayat and that brothers, husbands, and sons worked on behalf of elected women representatives.
Complaints included financial irregularities in panchayat-managed cowsheds, with cows allegedly denied fodder and water; Janpad Panchayat CEO Ashish Agarwal said he will order a probe.
- Who
- Villagers of Paradh Gram Panchayat, Nayab Tehsildar Doji Ram Ahirwar, and Janpad Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Ashish Agarwal.
- What
- Villagers allege panchayat irregularities including a four-year meeting lapse, corruption, misuse of welfare benefits, men acting for elected women representatives, and cowshed mismanagement, and demand a probe.
- When
- Not specified in the articles.
- Where
- Paradh Gram Panchayat, Sironj, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Villagers claim corruption and mismanagement deprived them of development work benefits and government welfare scheme assistance.
- Location
- Sironj, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh
- Panchayat
- Paradh Gram Panchayat
- Key Allegation
- No panchayat meeting held for over four years; corruption in development work
- Memorandum Submitted To
- Nayab Tehsildar Doji Ram Ahirwar
- Other Allegations
- Welfare scheme benefits withheld; Sarpanch's brother managing panchayat; men acting for elected women representatives
- Cowshed Complaint
- Financial irregularities; cows denied fodder and water
- Official Response
- Janpad Panchayat CEO Ashish Agarwal said he will order a probe and take action against the guilty