A day after The Hindu exposed fodder camps set up in Marathwada’s Beed district for the unusually high number of cattle admitted, the Congress on Friday demanded a thorough inquiry into the scam.
“The State is facing drought, while the system is minting money through fodder camps. The camps in Beed are run by politicians or sponsored by them. The people running these fodder camps are being benefited and need to be investigated thoroughly,” said Maharashtra Congress committee president Ashok Chavan.
Mr. Chavan said since the district administration was busy in election process, it seems the lower rank officials were unable to control on who is setting up fodder camps and what is happening within. “Drought should not be used to make money,” he said.