Pune : Shiv Sena MP Rajendra Gavit gave a cheque for Rs 25,000 to the family of a 48-year-old tribal man who was found dead at a village in Palghar district of Maharashtra last month after allegedly being forced to work as a bonded labourer.
The Lok Sabha member from Palghar met the villager’s family on Tuesday and handed over a cheque
as well as food grains, a release from Gavit”s office said today.
He also promised two acre land to the family for its livelihood and directed the sub-divisional officer to arrange for benefits of the Gharkul Yojana for the wife and two daughters of the deceased – Kalu Dharma Pawar, it said.
The MP also directed revenue officials to arrange for the education of the two girls in an Ashram (residential) school.
Leader of Opposition in the state Legislative Council Pravin Darekar, who also visited the family a couple of days back, termed the incident of the death a “serious” matter and said they will not keep quite till his family gets justice.
Pawar was found dead on July 13.
He also said no bonded labour system was found operating in Ase village in Mokhada tehsil, where the incident took place.
