Gujarat Congress MLA Anant Patel has accused the state government of wrongly removing tribal ration cards. “In Gujarat’s tribal areas, government officials previously misled the people into obtaining Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards,” Patel claimed. He detailed an instance in a tribal village where 200 out of 300 cards were issued as BPL. “However, during a check, corrupt officials, fearing consequences, deleted the cards of those genuinely entitled to them.” Patel further alleged that, under the guise of digitalization, the government has removed nearly 50,000 tribal ration cards in Gujarat. “Most of these tribals are uneducated, with no knowledge of how to appeal,” he said, criticizing the government’s handling of the issue.
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