Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh): A pregnant social media influencer's appeal for road construction has drawn a strong reply from a BJP leader in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi. The woman identified as Leela Sahu highlighted the poor condition of roads in the viral clip, asking how she will reach the hospital, as she is due for delivery this month.
Taking cognisance of the clip, BJP MP Rajesh Mishra said, "Hum uthwa lenge delivery ke ek hafte pehle. (Tell us the delivery date, and we’ll pick her up a week early and admit her to the hospital.) The minister emphasised that the government will provide all required facilities to her, but she should refrain from raising such issues publicly!
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Notably, Leela, who has lakhs of followers on Instagram, made a video asking the government to build a road to her village, about a year ago. Earlier, she was assured that the road would be built soon. But even after a year, no road has been constructed.
Now in her ninth month of pregnancy, Leela made another video, this time standing with another pregnant woman, showing the poor road condition. Speaking in her local village language, she says, “Ooo Saansad ji, humara nauva mahina chal raha hai, aur ye sadkon ki haalat dekho.”
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She added, “If you didn’t have the courage to fulfill the promise, you shouldn’t have made it in the first place. You should’ve told us earlier that you can’t do it.”
Pointing to the other pregnant woman beside her, she says, “She’s also from our village, and she is facing the same condition.”
Leela ends the video with a strong message: “If anything happens to us, you will be responsible. We are telling you in advance.”
When asked about her video, MP Rajesh Mishra responded calmly, saying, “Why worry? We have ambulances, hospitals, ASHA workers. We’ll make arrangements.”
He further clarified that MPs do not directly build roads, adding that roads are constructed by engineers and contractors, and mentioned that the previous representative should be held responsible for the delay.
