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Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Friday (January 2, 2026) targeted the BJP's double-engine authorities successful Madhya Pradesh aft astatine slightest 10 radical died allegedly owed to contaminated h2o successful Indore and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ever soundless whenever mediocre die.
Mr. Gandhi alleged that Madhya Pradesh has go the epicentre of misgovernance and cited assorted instances of casualties reportedly owed to cough syrups, mediocre hygiene astatine authorities hospitals and present owed to contaminated water.
"Not water, but poison was distributed successful Indore, and the medication remained successful heavy slumber," helium said successful a station connected X successful Hindi.
"Every location is filled with mourning, the mediocre are helpless - and connected apical of that, BJP leaders are making arrogant statements. Those who mislaid their lives and livelihoods needed solace; the authorities offered arrogance," helium said.
Senior MP furniture curate Kailash Vijayvargiya connected Thursday (January 1, 2026) triggered a contention aft helium utilized an objectionable connection connected camera — ghanta (loosely translating to nonsense) — erstwhile questioned by a TV writer astir the h2o contamination incident.
Mr. Gandhi, successful his post, asked wherefore complaints were not heard erstwhile radical repeatedly complained astir dirty, smelly water.
"How did sewage get mixed with the drinking water? Why wasn't the proviso stopped successful time? When volition enactment beryllium taken against the liable officers and leaders?" the Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha asked.
"These aren't trivial questions — they request accountability. Clean h2o isn't a favour, it's a close to life. And the BJP's treble motor government, its negligent administration, and insensitive enactment are solely liable for the demolition of this right," helium said.
"Madhya Pradesh has present go the epicentre of misgovernance — deaths from cough syrup, rats sidesplitting children successful authorities hospitals, and present deaths from drinking sewage-contaminated water. And whenever the mediocre die, Modi ji remains silent, arsenic always," Mr. Gandhi alleged.
Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava connected Friday (January 2, 2026) said helium has received information astir 10 deaths owed to a diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated h2o successful the Bhagirathpura country of the city.
However, section residents person claimed that 14 individuals, including a six-month-old infant, person died owed to the wellness crisis. The wellness section has not confirmed this claim.
Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani said connected Thursday that laboratory trial reports from a metropolis aesculapian assemblage had confirmed that the drinking h2o from the locality was contaminated owed to a leakage successful a pipeline.
The CMHO, however, did not stock the elaborate findings of the report.
Administrative officials person besides been avoiding giving wide accusation astir it.
Officials said a leakage was recovered successful the main drinking h2o proviso pipeline adjacent a constabulary outpost successful Bhagirathpura, astatine a spot implicit which a toilet has been constructed. They claimed the leakage led to contamination of the h2o supply.
More than 1,400 radical person been affected by vomiting and diarrhoea successful Bhagirathpura implicit the past 9 days.
