BHOPAL: Congress MLAs on Thursday staged a walkout in the assembly over the deaths of buffaloes, cows and other animals in Morena district. The matter was raised as a call attention motion by BJP MLA Subedar Singh Sikarwar Rajoudha of Joura seat during the Zero Hour.
Rajoudha said that hundreds of buffaloes, cows and other animals suddenly died and the reason for the deaths could not be diagnosed by veterinarians. “In Morena district, the livelihood of people in the villages is basically from selling milk and the cost of animals is usually in lakhs of rupees. No compensation has been paid by the government for the dead animals,” the MLA said, adding, “when an animal is bitten by a snake or dies after being struck by thunder, then government considers that a natural calamity and pays compensation. However, no compensation has been paid for the sudden deaths of bovine animals in Morena.”
