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Amravati Contractor Dies Amid Alleged Unpaid Government Bills
Sunil Wagdare was a contractor who did work for government departments in Maharashtra.
He was reportedly waiting for money for that work for about two years.
The article says he died by suicide in his agricultural field.
Contractor associations say unpaid government bills were connected to his death.
They say it was the ninth such reported death in the state.
The associations have held protests and other actions to ask for the money to be paid.
They say they have not met with the chief minister and deputy chief ministers about the issue.
Their members planned to meet online on October 10 to decide what to do next.
Sunil Wagdare, a 43-year-old government-registered contractor from Jarud village, was found dead in his agricultural field.
He had allegedly struggled for two years to collect payments for government work from several Maharashtra departments.
Contractor associations said his death was the ninth reported suicide in Maharashtra linked to pending government payments.
The associations blamed the state government and relevant officials, and said their protests over unpaid bills had not resolved the issue.
Three contractor organisations planned an online meeting for October 10 at 4 pm to decide their next agitation.
- Who
- Sunil Wagdare, a 43-year-old government-registered contractor; contractor associations also raised the issue.
- What
- Wagdare allegedly died by suicide amid claims that government payments for his work remained unpaid.
- Where
- Wagdare was from Jarud village in Warud taluka, Amravati district, Maharashtra.
- When
- The article does not state the date of Wagdare's death; an association meeting was scheduled for October 10 at 4 pm.
- Why
- Contractor associations linked his death to prolonged financial strain from pending government payments; this is their claim.
Contractor associations' claims
Government response
Responsibility for unpaid bills
Contractor associations' claims
The associations said pending payments and the response of government departments contributed to contractors' distress, and held the state government and relevant officials responsible.
Government response
The article provides no response from the state government or the departments.
Engagement with contractors
Contractor associations' claims
The associations alleged that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the deputy chief ministers had not met their delegation despite two years of protests and demands.
Government response
The article provides no government account of meetings or its handling of the payment demands.
Key facts
- Contractor
- Sunil Wagdare, age 43
- Home village
- Jarud, Warud taluka, Amravati district
- Departments named
- Tribal Development, Public Works and Rural Development
- Reported waiting period
- About two years, according to the associations
- Deaths reported by associations
- Ninth contractor suicide in Maharashtra they linked to pending government payments
- Planned meeting
- Online meeting scheduled for October 10 at 4 pm
Quotes
Milind Bhosale
President of the Maharashtra State Contractors' Federation and two other contractor organisations
“How many contractors will have to die before the government wakes up?”
freepressjournal.in
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