Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Khandwa Opposition Protests ₹40 Lakh Sterilisation Spend Over Dog Bites
A protest was held in Khandwa because many people have reportedly been bitten by stray dogs.
Opposition leader Deepak Rathore brought a person wearing a dog mask to a government hearing.
He said the city spent about ₹40 lakh sterilising stray dogs over four years.
He also said about 13,225 people were bitten during that time.
Rathore questioned why the dog population and bite incidents had not decreased.
He asked officials to check the money spent, the company chosen, and the number of dogs actually sterilised.
He also requested records and physical checks of the work.
Advocate Sunil Chandel said stray dogs had become a public safety concern.
An official said the complaint would be investigated and that action would follow if wrongdoing was found.
Opposition leader Deepak Rathore brought a person wearing a dog mask to Khandwa’s collectorate public hearing.
Rathore alleged that around ₹40 lakh was spent sterilising stray dogs over four years.
He said approximately 13,225 people were bitten by dogs during the same period.
Rathore demanded financial and technical audits of the programme, including its tendering process and records.
Additional Collector Kashiram Badole said the complaint would be investigated and action taken if irregularities were found.
- Who
- Khandwa Municipal Corporation opposition leader Deepak Mullu Rathore led the protest; advocate Sunil Chandel also raised concerns, and Additional Collector Kashiram Badole addressed the complaint.
- What
- A symbolic dog-mask protest and memorandum challenged the effectiveness, spending and implementation of Khandwa’s stray-dog sterilisation programme.
- When
- The protest took place during a public grievance hearing on Tuesday; the spending and bite figures covered the previous four years.
- Where
- At the collector’s office in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Rathore sought an investigation and stronger stray-dog controls because he said dog bites continued despite the reported sterilisation spending.
Opposition Allegations and Public-Safety Concerns
Administrative Investigation
Programme effectiveness
Opposition Allegations and Public-Safety Concerns
Deepak Rathore argued that the reported 13,225 dog bites and continuing stray-dog problem showed that the sterilisation programme had not produced a visible impact.
Administrative Investigation
The administration did not confirm the opposition’s allegations; Additional Collector Kashiram Badole said the complaint would first be investigated.
Financial and tender accountability
Opposition Allegations and Public-Safety Concerns
Rathore demanded checks of the ₹40 lakh expenditure, tendering process, company eligibility, sterilised-dog records, identification documents and payments. He said legal action should follow if irregularities are found.
Administrative Investigation
Badole said action would be taken according to the rules if the probe finds irregularities and establishes that anyone is guilty.
Public-safety response
Opposition Allegations and Public-Safety Concerns
Rathore and Sunil Chandel described stray dogs as a public-safety concern affecting residents, including children, women, older people, pedestrians and two-wheeler riders.
Administrative Investigation
The articles report an investigation commitment but do not provide a separate official defence of the existing sterilisation or stray-dog-control programme.
- Reported dog-bite victims
- Approximately 13,225 people over four years, according to Deepak Rathore
- Reported sterilisation spending
- Around ₹40 lakh over four years, according to Rathore
- Protest method
- A person wearing a dog mask or costume accompanied Rathore
- Investigation requested
- The expenditure, tendering process, executing company, sterilisation records and payments
- Audits requested
- Financial and technical audits, including physical verification of the work
- Official response
- Additional Collector Kashiram Badole said the complaint would be investigated
- Potential action
- Action under the rules if the investigation finds irregularities and identifies responsibility
