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Protest in Shimla continued unabated after the public form the city found no respite from the ongoing water crisis.
The Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) monthly meeting on Wednesday was witness to ruckus and mayhem on the issue of water scarcity. Stating that the water crisis has worsened with taps running dry for almost nine days in various areas of Shimla, the councilors of Congress and Communist Party of India (CPI) staged a walkout.
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The councilors pulling up the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed civic body for the water emergency demanded the resignation of the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor.
The Deputy Mayor who chaired the house in the absence of Mayor who is on a China visit adjourned the house.
Protests were reported from various parts of the Shimla city.
A public protest headed by former deputy Mayor Harish Janartha in resentment marched from Sher-e-Punjab to the Deputy Commissioner office.
Keeping in view the massive protest of public on Tuesday, wherein the CPIM activist tried to force entry into the Deputy Mayor office, the police on Wednesday beefed up security in the DC office.
Under the leadership of Congress Member of Legislative (MLA) Assembly from Kusumpati constituency Anirudh Singh, Congress Councilors along with the public held a chakka-jam at Talland.
The public in the Boileuganj had been protesting since the last two days, on Wednesday held a chakka-jam and have also resorted to indefinite hunger strike.
BJP Kiran Bawa councilor Boileauganj said, “We are requesting the public not to protest as the entire city was in the grip of water scarcity. I personally ensured water was supplied to the area through tanker yesterday and I have assured them that the area will receive water on Thursday.”
Despite assurances by the councilor and SDM, the unrelenting public expressed their anguish and continued with their protest maintaining water has not been supplied to them for the last over a week.
Protests were also reported from other area that includes Sanjauli.
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