In a tragic incident that has exposed the ongoing agricultural crisis in Madhya Pradesh, a 50-year-old tribal woman farmer died after standing continuously in a queue for fertilisers for more than two days. The victim, Bhuri Bai from Kushepur village in Guna district, saw her health deteriorate while waiting for essential farming inputs that never arrived.
Political Outrage Over Farmer's Death
Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath launched a scathing attack on the Mohan Yadav-led state government on Friday, holding the administration directly responsible for Bhuri Bai's tragic death. Taking to social media platform X, the senior Congress leader described the incident as anything but ordinary.
Kamal Nath alleged that Bhuri Bai's death was a sponsored murder resulting from government negligence. He detailed how the tribal woman had wandered across Madhya Pradesh in search of fertiliser, only to face endless obstacles.
The Three-Day Ordeal
According to Nath's account, Bhuri Bai stood in the fertiliser queue continuously for three days, facing multiple systemic failures. Sometimes the machine was found broken, sometimes officials were absent, and sometimes the computer system was declared closed, he stated.
Her condition progressively worsened due to combined effects of hunger, cold weather, and extreme fatigue. The former CM emphasized that neither did the government arrange for an ambulance, nor was timely medical treatment provided to the struggling farmer.
The Real Crisis: Intent, Not Supply
Kamal Nath made a significant revelation about the actual nature of the fertiliser crisis in Madhya Pradesh. He asserted that there is no genuine shortage of fertilisers in the state. The real shortage lies in government intent and administration, he claimed.
The political leader outlined a disturbing pattern where fertilisers that reach the state are prevented from reaching farmers through legitimate channels. Mafias, brokers, and some corrupt officials have collectively turned essential agricultural inputs into profit-making commodities, he alleged.
Nath described how fertiliser bags are hidden in warehouses and later sold in black markets at inflated prices. In this entire corrupt system, the farmer has become not just a victim but a sacrificial lamb, paying the ultimate price for administrative failures.
The incident has sparked fresh debates about agricultural governance in Madhya Pradesh and raised serious questions about the distribution system for essential farming inputs. As investigation continues, Bhuri Bai's death stands as a stark reminder of the human cost of systemic failures in agricultural administration.
