One dies in protests against water supply cut in Mumbai; 25 taken in custody
Mumbai:One protestor died during a rally against water supply cut outside the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) office here today, and 25 other protestors have been taken into police custody. The BMC today witnessed hundreds a rally of angry residents, who were
protesting against the ongoing water crisis due to the water supply cut. They were later
lathicharged by the police. The residents had gathered demanding a reply from
the BMC officials. Nitesh Rane, the son of Congress leader Narayan Rane, under
the banner of his organisation, the NGP 'Swabhiman Sangathan' led the protestors
to the BMC office. The agitators began assembling outside the BMC office since
noon, protesting against the fifteen percent cut introduced in view of the water
shortage due to the scant monsoon. Certain residential areas here witnessed another
15 percent water cut in addition to the existing 15 percent cut. The agitators
made an attempt to barge inside the BMC office. They also had a shuffle with the
security personnel deployed outside the office, who were trying to disperse the
crowd that had gathered. The BMC officials refused to come out of the office to
hold talks with the agitators.
