"Arrogance of power, corruption is responsible for deaths...," says MP Congress chief Patwari on Indore water contamination issue
Jan 02, 2026
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 2 : Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitendra (Jitu) Patwari on Friday slammed the state government over Indore's contaminated water incident, alleging that corruption and arrogance of power were responsible for the deaths of several people.
He also alleged that there was lack of coordination between the public representatives and officials of the Indore district administration.
"The arrogance of power and corruption is responsible for the deaths of people after consuming contaminated water in Indore. These deaths are actually murder. A meeting of public representatives and officers was held in Indore yesterday in which it came to light that there is a lack of coordination between officers and Indore Mayor. Additionally, CM Mohan Yadav also highlighted in his remark that there is shortage of officers and said to deploy additional teams," Jitu Patwari said.
The Congress leader further accused ruling BJP leaders of trying to shield themselves by targeting officials.
"By targeting the administration, they (BJP leaders) are hiding their corruption. The officers are not innocent either...I also consider myself responsible that we fail to strengthen ourselves that the government that they went out of the way... It is not a political issue, Indore has contributed 20 per cent share in the Madhya Pradesh's economy. But only 3 percent money is given for the development of Indore," Patwari said.
Additionally, the Congress leader said that an FIR should be registered against Indore Mayor and those who were responsible for the incident.
"Several incidents occurred in Indore and they (BJP leaders) hid their sins by putting the blame on officials. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that strict action is taken against those responsible for the deaths of people... Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya should resign and an FIR should be registered against Indore Mayor and those responsible for the incident. We all should come together to ensure punishment for those responsible for the incident," he added.
