Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Congress has intensified its protest against the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) over the issue of contaminated water supply in the city.
Late on Wednesday night, Congress workers pasted posters inside the Municipal Corporation premises, sharply targeting the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) and the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP).
The posters carried provocative and satirical slogans such as 'Yamraj Kamal Chhap Pani' and 'Presented by the Cannibal Municipal Corporation.'
Images of Yamraj were also displayed on the posters, symbolically accusing the civic body of playing with the lives of citizens by supplying contaminated drinking water.
Congress warns of intensified protest
The names of Congress leaders Vivek Khandelwal, Devendra Singh Yadav, and Girish Yadav were mentioned on the posters.
The Congress alleges that due to the negligence of the municipal corporation, residents are being forced to consume polluted water, significantly increasing the risk of waterborne diseases.
Congress leaders warned that if arrangements for clean and safe drinking water are not made at the earliest, the party will further intensify its agitation.
CM visited Indore
In view of the seriousness of the matter, CM Mohan Yadav also visited Indore's Verma Hospital on Wednesday evening and met the pateints and their family members.
Earlier on Tuesday, he also announced an ex-gratia amount of ₹2 lakh for the families of the deceased.
Congress seeks Rs 1 crore ex-gratia
PCC chief Jitu Patwari demanded that the government provide an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore each to the families of those who died after consuming contaminated water in the city. While the official death toll stands at 14 with around 200 people hospitalized.
“The Chief Minister should punish the guilty and ensure FIRs are registered against those responsible for this incident,” Patwari said while talking to cmedia persons here. “Indore has given BJP MP, MLAs and a Mayor, yet the party has given poisoned water to its citizens,” he alleged.
