Bhopal, Jan 10 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress strongly criticised the BJP government on Saturday. A joint press conference was held at the Rajiv Gandhi Auditorium in the State Congress Office in Bhopal. Former Minister PC Sharma, Bhopal City District Congress Committee President Praveen Saxena, and State Spokesperson Rahul Raj addressed the media.Praveen Saxena termed the Bhagirathpura incident “government-sponsored murders”. He blamed criminal negligence and administrative failure by th…
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Bhopal, Jan 7 (IANS) Congress on Wednesday asserted that the crisis involving contaminated water in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore persists, following yet another reported death. The party has inquired whether the Madhya Pradesh government has notified the World Health Organisation in accordance with international protocols, given that “cholera bacteria have allegedly been confirmed”.Congress media cell chief and former Minister Mukesh Nayak highlighted the latest fatality, stating that 20 inn…
Indore, Jan 5 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress intensified its attack on the BJP government on Monday, announcing a ‘Nyay Yatra’ (March for Justice) on January 11 to demand accountability for the ongoing contaminated water crisis in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, which the party says has claimed more lives than have been officially declared.The Congress has reiterated its demand for the resignation of Urban Administration Minister and local MLA Kailash Vijayvargiya, holding him directly accounta…
Dewas/Ujjain, Jan 5 (IANS) A major controversy erupted in Madhya Pradesh’s bureaucracy when a government order issued by Dewas Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Anand Malviya went viral on social media, containing sharp criticisms of the state government and Cabinet Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya’s foul language remark to a journalist, instead of standard administrative directives.The order, dated January 3, 2026, and numbered 44/Reader-1/2026, was meant to assign duties to officers for maintaini…
Indore, Jan 4 (IANS) Amid the ongoing water contamination crisis in Bhagirathpura locality, which has claimed multiple lives and affected thousands, a recent laboratory report from Sri Aurobindo Medical College and PG Institute provides a reassuring update: five water samples tested negative for key waterborne pathogens. Sharing these results on his X handle, state Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya said, “Under the guidance of Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav and the leadership of Ind…
Indore, Jan 3 (IANS) The political temperature in Madhya Pradesh’s commercial capital soared on Saturday as state Congress president Jitu Patwari issued a stark ultimatum to the Mohan Yadav government over the ongoing water contamination tragedy in the Bhagirathpura locality.Patwari blamed “systemic corruption” for the alleged 16 deaths caused by the contaminated municipal water supply and demanded immediate action against senior BJP leader and Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya.”If…
Indore, Jan 2 (IANS) Amid suspense on the number of casualties from consumption of contaminated water in Indore, senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Urban Affairs Minister Kailash Vijayavargiya on Friday said that he would give exact figure on Saturday. The Minister during a visit to Bhagirathpura, the area where contaminated water resulted in several deaths and over 200 still admitted, refrained from giving any response on media queries.However, when reporters continued to ask about suspense o…
Indore, Jan 1 (IANS) The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College in Indore, which was tasked with testing water samples to ascertain the cause behind the health crisis in Bhagirathpura area, has submitted its report to the authorities on Thursday.Confirming the report, Indore Chief Health and Medical Officer (CHMO) Dr. Madhav Hasani said that laboratory analysis conducted at MGM College revealed that people fell ill and died after consuming contaminated water.“The medical college’s test repo…
Indore, Jan 1 (IANS) As residents of Bhagirathpura slum in Indore grapple with a deadly outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea linked to contaminated water, the Madhya Pradesh government has yet to release exact data on the number of fatalities. Local claims suggest the death toll could be as high as 13, while official acknowledgments remain stuck at just four, leaving families in anguish and no authority able to provide a definitive count. Meanwhile, new cases of illness are still emerging, with mo…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The NHRC has sought a report within two weeks from the Madhya Pradesh government over a media report alleging seven deaths and 40 cases of hospitalisation after consuming contaminated water in Indore district, an official said on Thursday. Taking suo motu cognisance of Wednesday’s media report about the alleged water contamination deaths in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore district, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Chief Secretary calli…