No Drinking Water, A New Model Of Smart Cities: Rahul Gandhi
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha also visited Bombay Hospital in Indore to meet victims undergoing treatment and their families
Bhopal: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a dig at the Centre as well as the Madhya Pradesh government for the water contamination deaths in Indore, saying sarcastically that it is a new ‘Smart City’ model.
Mr. Gandhi who arrived at Indore on a four-hour visit to the city in the morning to meet the families of the victims of water contamination in Bhagirathpura area, told reporters that a promise was made to give the country ‘Smart Cities’.
“But this is the new model of Smart Cities, where there are no drinking water and people are being intimidated. People have died due to consumption of contaminated water. This is the new urban model”, he said.
Even today, clean drinking water is not available here, he said after interacting with some families of the victims of water contamination in Bhagirathpura.
Similar situations prevail in other cities also, he added.
Referring to deaths due to water contamination in Bhagirathpura, he said that the government must take responsibility for this and the families of the victims should be given proper compensation.
“As a LoP, it is my responsibility to raise their voice. I stand by the families of the victims”, he added.
The Congress leader visited the patients, victims of water contamination, in Bombay Hospital in Indore.
He later interacted with some families of the victims in Bhagirathpura, the worst-affected by water contamination, in Indore and released financial assistance of Rs one lakh each to them.
Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Umang Singhar who was accompanying him also provided financial assistance of Rs 50,000 each to them.
