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Shahjahanpur Villagers Hunger Strike Over Muddy Road, Officials Promise Action
Villagers in Jera Rahimpur are upset because their road has become a muddy path.
They say the road was built about 50 years ago.
It has not been repaired or rebuilt since then.
People have to walk through mud to travel.
They began a hunger strike to demand a proper road.
Some protesters also formed a human chain while wearing only their undergarments.
Officials sent a revenue team to hear their complaints.
Officials said the villagers’ demands were justified and would be addressed.
Villagers in Jera Rahimpur have held a hunger strike for three days over a badly deteriorated road.
Protesters, led by Samajwadi Party leader Ramveer Somvanshi, formed a human chain while wearing only undergarments.
Somvanshi said the road was built about 50 years ago and has not been repaired or rebuilt since.
Sub-divisional Magistrate Madhusudan Gupta sent a revenue team and directed the block development officer to examine the issue.
Villagers threatened to boycott voting if the road is not reconstructed.
- Who
- Villagers and Samajwadi Party workers, led by Ramveer Somvanshi, are protesting; local officials are responding.
- What
- The protesters are demanding reconstruction of a village road that has deteriorated into a muddy track.
- Where
- Jera Rahimpur village in Jalalabad block, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The hunger strike had continued for three days as of September 7; a human-chain protest took place on Monday.
- Why
- Villagers say the roughly 50-year-old road has not been repaired or rebuilt, making commuting difficult.
Protesting villagers
Local administration
Road condition
Protesting villagers
Villagers and Somvanshi say the road has virtually disappeared under mud and requires reconstruction.
Local administration
Officials acknowledged the complaint and said the protesters’ demands were justified and being addressed.
Political response
Protesting villagers
Villagers said they would boycott voting if the road is not constructed.
Local administration
Officials focused on sending a revenue team and directing the block development officer to take cognisance of the matter.
Key facts
- Location
- Jera Rahimpur village, Jalalabad block, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Protest duration
- Three days as of September 7
- Road age
- Approximately 50 years
- Protest demand
- Reconstruction or urgent remediation of the road
- Official response
- A revenue team visited, and the block development officer was directed to act
- Political warning
- Villagers said they would boycott voting if the road was not constructed
- Claimed former route
- Somvanshi said the road once connected Allahganj with Rajepur in Farrukhabad district
Quotes
Madhusudan Gupta
Jalalabad Sub-divisional Magistrate
“The protesters apprised the revenue team of their problems. Subsequently, the block development officer was directed to take cognisance of the matter.”
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