Opposition MLAs also staged a protest outside the House, displaying empty steel plates as a symbol of the state government’s directionless budget, its empty coffers, and the rising debt on the people of the state.
However, the official death toll, however, remained at 16, leading to a dispute over the actual number of deaths due to contaminated water supplied by the Indore Municipal Corporation through household taps in the locality,
As per sources, the latest deceased has been identified as Hemant Gaikwad, alias Bala (51).
‘There is no explanation for such sins—only atonement or punishment,’ says BJP veteran
In a statement shared on social media on Friday, Mayawati described the incident as extremely tragic and shocking.
A three-member inquiry committee, headed by IAS officer Navjeevan Pawar, has also been constituted to fix responsibility in the matter.
