By Special Correspondent
Indore: Senior Congress leaders on Friday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Union and Madhya Pradesh governments, alleging grave failures in governance, public health and social welfare. Addressing a joint press conference at the Indore Press Club, MP Congress in-charge Harish Chaudhary, national secretary and co-incharge Usha Naidu, state Congress president Jeetu Patwari, former minister Sajjan Singh Verma, city Congress president Chintu Chouksey and district Congress president Vipin Wankhede raised several issues of public interest concerning the state and Indore.
Chaudhary alleged that the Modi government had “systematically dismantled” the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, while agriculture was in distress, unemployment was rising and economic inequality widening. He claimed that air and water pollution had reached alarming levels and called for the implementation of water security and public health laws, demanding that access to clean drinking water be declared a fundamental right.
The leaders appealed to citizens to participate in the Congress’s “Nyay Yatra” on January 11 from Bada Ganpati to Rajwada as a democratic protest against the BJP government.
Patwari questioned the city’s development model, alleging that despite nearly Rs 1 lakh crore being spent over the years, residents were still deprived of clean drinking water. He accused the municipal corporation of supplying contaminated water and demanded an immediate real-time water audit.
The Congress also sought a high-level, independent probe into the Bhagirathpura incident under the supervision of a retired Chief Justice, registration of culpable homicide cases against responsible officials, and Rs 1 crore compensation for each victim’s family. Concerns were also raised over administrative neutrality, with the party demanding an inquiry into the Indore Collector’s conduct.
