<p>A day after a tribal man had to walk 10 km carrying his wife's body on his shoulder in Odisha's Kalahandi after failing to get a vehicle from a government hospital, a probe was today ordered to ascertain the circumstances which led to the incident.<br /><br />"The District Collector of Kalahandi has ordered an inquiry into the incident. Sub-Collector of Bhawanipatna has been directed to conduct the probe and submit a report at the earliest," state Urban Development Minister Pushpendra Singhdeo, who hails from Kalahandi district, said in Bhubaneswar.<br /><br />"Sub-Collector Sukanta Tripathy has been asked to ascertain whether the tribal man, Dana Majhi, had been denied a vehicle to take his wife's body from the hospital here yesterday," said a senior officer.<br /><br />The incident took place yesterday when locals found Majhi carrying his wife Amang Dei's body along with his 12-year-old daughter.<br /><br />The 42-year-old woman had died of TB at the district headquarters hospital at Bhawanipatna.<br />Majhi said despite all efforts, he failed to get any help from hospital authorities and had no other alternative than to wrap the body in a cloth and start walking to his village Melghara in <br />Rampur block, about 60 km from Bhawanipatna.<br /><br />Singhdeo, however, claimed an ambulance was sent for transportation of the body of Majhi's wife to their village as soon as the authorities concerned came to know about it.<br />Unfortunately, the man had by then covered a distance of around 10 km, the minister said, adding "appropriate action would be taken after the inquiry report is submitted".<br /><br />When Majhi and his daughter were walking, some local reporters spotted the duo. They called up the District Collector and arranged for an ambulance for the remaining 50 km.<br /><br />"I told the hospital authorities that I am a poor man and can't afford a vehicle. Despite repeated requests, they said they can't offer any help," Majhi told a local television channel.</p>.<p>"As we got to know of the incident, we spoke to the Chief District Medical Officer and arranged for an ambulance," Kalahandi District Collector Brundha D said.<br /><br />"I have instructed the Tehsildar to provide assistance under Harishchandra Yojana (assistance to the poor and destitute to perform last rites). I have also asked the BDO to provide assistance from Red Cross and CMRF," she said.<br /><br />"I have instructed the Tehsildar to provide assistance under Harishchandra Yojana (assistance to the poor and destitute to perform last rites). I have also asked the BDO to provide assistance from Red Cross and CMRF," she said.<br /><br />The incident drew severe criticism from many quarters with Congress and BJP dubbing the BJD government in the state as "anti-tribal" and different schemes announced by it as "confined only to paper".<br /><br />"The incident has once again exposed the state government's anti-tribal attitude. Majhi was denied a vehicle to carry his wife's body just because he is a tribal," said Congress leader and former MP, Pradip Majhi.<br /><br />Senior BJP leader and MLA Radharani Panda said the welfare schemes announced by the state government were ineffective and meaningless as their benefits were not reaching the targeted people. <br /></p>.<div><blockquote><blockquote><p>WATCH:No Vehicle, Man in Odisha's Bhawanipatna walks 10 km carrying wife's body,with daughter beside him<a href="https://t.co/DJSYRLF7O2">https://t.co/DJSYRLF7O2</a></p>— ANI (@ANI_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/768720076329459713">August 25, 2016</a></blockquote><br /><br /></blockquote></div>
<p>A day after a tribal man had to walk 10 km carrying his wife's body on his shoulder in Odisha's Kalahandi after failing to get a vehicle from a government hospital, a probe was today ordered to ascertain the circumstances which led to the incident.<br /><br />"The District Collector of Kalahandi has ordered an inquiry into the incident. Sub-Collector of Bhawanipatna has been directed to conduct the probe and submit a report at the earliest," state Urban Development Minister Pushpendra Singhdeo, who hails from Kalahandi district, said in Bhubaneswar.<br /><br />"Sub-Collector Sukanta Tripathy has been asked to ascertain whether the tribal man, Dana Majhi, had been denied a vehicle to take his wife's body from the hospital here yesterday," said a senior officer.<br /><br />The incident took place yesterday when locals found Majhi carrying his wife Amang Dei's body along with his 12-year-old daughter.<br /><br />The 42-year-old woman had died of TB at the district headquarters hospital at Bhawanipatna.<br />Majhi said despite all efforts, he failed to get any help from hospital authorities and had no other alternative than to wrap the body in a cloth and start walking to his village Melghara in <br />Rampur block, about 60 km from Bhawanipatna.<br /><br />Singhdeo, however, claimed an ambulance was sent for transportation of the body of Majhi's wife to their village as soon as the authorities concerned came to know about it.<br />Unfortunately, the man had by then covered a distance of around 10 km, the minister said, adding "appropriate action would be taken after the inquiry report is submitted".<br /><br />When Majhi and his daughter were walking, some local reporters spotted the duo. They called up the District Collector and arranged for an ambulance for the remaining 50 km.<br /><br />"I told the hospital authorities that I am a poor man and can't afford a vehicle. Despite repeated requests, they said they can't offer any help," Majhi told a local television channel.</p>.<p>"As we got to know of the incident, we spoke to the Chief District Medical Officer and arranged for an ambulance," Kalahandi District Collector Brundha D said.<br /><br />"I have instructed the Tehsildar to provide assistance under Harishchandra Yojana (assistance to the poor and destitute to perform last rites). I have also asked the BDO to provide assistance from Red Cross and CMRF," she said.<br /><br />"I have instructed the Tehsildar to provide assistance under Harishchandra Yojana (assistance to the poor and destitute to perform last rites). I have also asked the BDO to provide assistance from Red Cross and CMRF," she said.<br /><br />The incident drew severe criticism from many quarters with Congress and BJP dubbing the BJD government in the state as "anti-tribal" and different schemes announced by it as "confined only to paper".<br /><br />"The incident has once again exposed the state government's anti-tribal attitude. Majhi was denied a vehicle to carry his wife's body just because he is a tribal," said Congress leader and former MP, Pradip Majhi.<br /><br />Senior BJP leader and MLA Radharani Panda said the welfare schemes announced by the state government were ineffective and meaningless as their benefits were not reaching the targeted people. <br /></p>.<div><blockquote><blockquote><p>WATCH:No Vehicle, Man in Odisha's Bhawanipatna walks 10 km carrying wife's body,with daughter beside him<a href="https://t.co/DJSYRLF7O2">https://t.co/DJSYRLF7O2</a></p>— ANI (@ANI_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/768720076329459713">August 25, 2016</a></blockquote><br /><br /></blockquote></div>