Pregnant woman demands motorable road for village; BJP MP asks about delivery date to shift her
Sidhi (PTI): A pregnant woman's demand for a motorable access road to her village in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district has invited a response from a BJP MP, who asked about her due date to shift her to a hospital.
Leela Sahu had taken to social media to demand an access road for her village while alleging that the local MP had failed to act on his year-old assurance.
She has now vowed to travel to Delhi after delivering her baby and meet Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari over her grievance.
A year ago, Sahu posted reels on social media highlighting the lack of proper access road to Kaddi-Bagaiha village, about 40 km from the district headquarters. She has now become active again, demanding a 10-km road from Khaddikhurd to the Gangari, citing that she and five other expectant mothers in the area may need smooth access to medical facilities.
Talking to reporters on Friday, the 25-year-old said, "I will travel to New Delhi after delivering my baby and petition Union Minister Gadkari, urging him to sanction the road at the earliest."
Sahu said she had launched a campaign on social media a year ago and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, following which Sidhi MP Rajesh Mishra assured that the road would be built after the monsoons last year.
However, nothing has been constructed as yet, she alleged, accusing the legislator of failing to honour his commitment.
When contacted, Mishra said, "We have facilities such as ambulances. There is no need to worry. This is the Mohan Yadav government. There is a due date for delivery, and if informed, we can shift her to a hospital a week before. People want to gain popularity on social media by any means. What is the need to bring this to the fore in this manner?"
According to Sahu's acquaintances, she is expecting to deliver her baby in a fortnight.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
