Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Bhupindar Singh on Monday visited the village Telisarabahali of barapadar gram panchayat under karlamunda block in Kalahandi district and met the villagers and family members of Balakumar who allegedly died of starvation on Sunday.
Sing told mediamen that the man had not eaten anything for three days and died of starvation. He learnt it from the villagers.
He also said people of the village had told him that the Anganwadi in the village had not received any food material for fifteen days for which supply of cooked food to the children was stopped.
But on the other hand, Karlamunda BDO said they had given 25 Kg of rice to the family of the deceased on September 28.
Sources said the block has paid `5,000 to the family members for his funeral rites.
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