Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, arrived in Indore to meet families and patients affected by a recent vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak linked to water contamination in the Bhagirathpura area. He was welcomed by several state Congress leaders at the Indore Airport, including Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari and former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh.
After meeting with state Congress leaders and workers at Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport, Rahul Gandhi visited the Bombay Hospital where individuals affected by the contaminated water are receiving treatment. Patwari mentioned that Gandhi would also meet the families of the victims and offer condolences to those who lost loved ones due to the outbreak in Bhagirathpura.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, who visited the Union Carbide factory site of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy, stated that his government had relocated and disposed of 337 metric tonnes of toxic waste from the site. Chief Minister Yadav criticized LoP Gandhi, blaming the Congress government for the Bhopal gas tragedy and accusing Congress leaders of politicizing the situation in Indore.
Chief Minister Yadav had previously mentioned at an event in Narmadapuram district that the Bhopal gas tragedy occurred during the Congress government’s rule, resulting in numerous deaths. He alleged that the late Chief Minister Arjun Singh had allowed the departure of Warren Anderson, the CEO of Union Carbide Corporation, under the guidance of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
