Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Indore on Saturday to meet the families of victims of the water contamination crisis that had gripped the city recently. The MP also met patients still grappling with symptoms of water-borne infections.
The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Gandhi visited the Bombay Hospital in Indore to meet those undergoing treatment and their kin, in a move aimed at expressing solidarity with those affected and to take stock of the probe that is going on into the causes of the contamination crisis.
In a post on X, the Congress party updated people with Gandhi’s visit, saying: “Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, has arrived in Indore. Here, he will meet with people who fell ill due to contaminated water and the affected families in Bhagirathpura locality.”
Gandhi also visited the Bhagirathpura locality to meet residents who had been affected by the incident.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Congress President, Jitu Patwari, slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state for engaging in the politics of “blame and counter-blame”, saying a party which has ruled the state for over 20 years is unable to understand the pain of those who lost their loved ones.
“24-25 people have died due to poisonous water in Indore. The government of Madhya Pradesh, the cabinet of Madhya Pradesh, and our Chief Minister – they are engaged in the politics of blame and counter-blame. There has been BJP rule in the state for over 20 years, around 25 years of BJP-led Municipal Corporation in Indore city, and over 30 years of BJP MP ruling over the Indore constituency. But failed to provide pure (clean) drinking water, and loss of lives occurred here. If these people (BJP) cannot understand that pain, Rahul Gandhi will,” Patwari said.
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“In PM Narendra Modi’s New India, where people cannot even be provided drinking water, there should be questions raised across the country,” he added.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh LoP, Umang Singhar, said Gandhi was visiting Indore to understand the incident at the grassroots level and the reasons behind it while extending solidarity to the affected families.
“The purpose of coming to Indore is to express solidarity with the families of the victims of the incident that occurred here and, together with them, to understand at the grassroots level what the reasons behind this incident are – Rahul Gandhi wants to comprehend this. Undoubtedly, this incident is a stain on Indore. The Constitution grants us the right to clean water; it is the municipal corporation’s responsibility, but why is it not being provided? It is regarding all these issues that Rahul Gandhi’s visit is taking place,” Singhar said.
Demanding justice for the victims and solutions to ensure that Indore – deemed as the ‘cleanest city’ in the country in a survey – receives clean air and clean drinking water from now on.
Meanwhile, a death audit report by a five-member medical committee has confirmed that 15 people died due to contaminated drinking water in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore.
The outbreak of waterborne illnesses, primarily severe diarrhoea and vomiting, began in late December, 2025.
State Chief Minister Mohan Yadav had announced Rs 2 lakh financial assistance to the families of the deceased and free treatment to all the affected people.
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