Joura Janpad Members Shift Hunger Strike To SDM Office Over Alleged Corruption

Members of the Joura Janpad Panchayat in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district have shifted the site of their indefinite hunger strike, which they are holding to demand an investigation into alleged corruption worth crores of rupees and action against those responsible.

The protesters have now moved their sit-in from the Joura Janpad office to outside the Sub-Divisional Magistrate’s (SDM) office. They said the hunger strike will continue at the new location.

A total of 13 members have been sitting in protest. The demonstration began on October 13. Three people, Muvin Khan, Sonu Nigam and Omprakash Sikरwar, the husband of woman Janpad member Neetu Sikरwar, are observing an indefinite hunger strike.

On the seventh day of the protest, Monday, the demonstrators changed the site of their sit-in from the Joura Janpad office to the SDM office. Later in the evening, at around 8 pm, they also took out a torch procession in Joura town as part of their protest.

Omprakash Sikरwar, who is observing the indefinite hunger strike, said that the protest site was changed on the seventh day of the movement. He said the protesters would hold their sit-in outside the SDM office for the next seven days.

After that, the protesters will reach the Collector’s office at the district headquarters and continue their demonstration there. According to Sikरwar, the movement will continue at the Collector’s office for seven days as well. After this, the protesters will decide their next strategy.

He also said that a decision would later be taken on whether to launch a protest in Bhopal.

The protesters are demanding an impartial investigation into the alleged corruption worth crores of rupees in the Joura Janpad Panchayat. They are also demanding action against those found responsible.

The members have remained firm on these demands and have continued their sit-in. During the seven-day-old movement, three members and one member’s husband have been observing an indefinite hunger strike. The protesters have said that the agitation will continue and will be taken forward in phases.