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Foeticide racket: Ashok takes officials to task for failure to seal jaggery unit in Mandya village

Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok took serious exception to the failure of the officials to seal the jaggery unit in Haadya village in Mandya, where sex determination tests were allegedly conducted as part of the foeticide racket.

Mr. Ashok, who participated in a demonstration against the alleged foeticide in Mandya on Saturday, also paid a visit to the jaggery unit in Haadya village of Mandya.

On finding business as usual at the jaggery manufacturing unit, Mr. Ashok took officials from the Health and Police Departments, who were present on the spot, to task for their failure to seal the premises after conducting a mahazar.

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