Crores Spent on Jal Jeevan Mission However Maharashtra Nonetheless Thirsty, Alleges Congress State Chief, BJP Hits Again – News18
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Harshvardhan Sapkal stated funds for the mission have now been slashed by 47 per cent, placing future initiatives in danger
Sapkal highlighted tragic circumstances just like the dying of a younger lady in Yavatmal whereas fetching water and girls in Nashik risking their lives by climbing into wells. (PTI)
Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal has accused the state and Union governments of corruption within the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme that has left lakhs of households with out protected consuming water, prompting a powerful response from the BJP which slammed him for politicising the problem.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised clear faucet water in each house by 2024, but it surely’s 2025 and girls in Maharashtra are nonetheless strolling miles for water,” Sapkal stated throughout a press convention at Tilak Bhavan in Mumbai.
Citing an inquiry by the Union finance ministry, Sapkal pointed to obtrusive monetary irregularities. “How did the price of a single faucet rise from Rs 30,000 to Rs 1.37 lakh? The Centre itself has requested for clarification. Clearly, the mission benefited solely officers and contractors,” he stated. Sapkal highlighted tragic circumstances just like the dying of a younger lady in Yavatmal whereas fetching water and girls in Nashik risking their lives by climbing into wells. “This isn’t simply poor implementation—it’s legal negligence,” he said.
Sapkal added that funds for the mission have now been slashed by 47 per cent, placing future initiatives in danger. “This isn’t only a coverage failure—it’s a betrayal of ladies and rural communities who nonetheless face the day by day trauma of water shortage.”
Rejecting the allegations, Atul Bhatkhalkar, BJP MLA from Mumbai, stated: “With the assistance of Jal Jeevan Mission and Har Ghar Jal, many households are getting benefitted as they’re receiving water at house. Water points turn into extreme throughout summers yearly, not solely in Maharashtra, however throughout India. Such schemes of the Centre and state to offer clear consuming water to frequent individuals at their doorstep will be thought of as aid to these households on this scorching warmth. Therefore, I request the Congress state president to not politicise this difficulty.”
In the meantime, Sapkal additionally demanded a probe into BJP spokesperson Madhav Bhandari’s controversial remarks concerning the 26/11 terror assault. “When Tahawwur Rana has been extradited to India, why is Bhandari making irresponsible claims? He have to be interrogated alongside Rana. And if BJP leaders from that point are actually in energy, together with Ajit Pawar, they too should face scrutiny. Pawar needs to be sacked from the cupboard till a correct investigation is finished,” he stated.
On the latest push to impose Hindi from Class 1, Sapkal known as it a harmful conspiracy. “That is an try and erase Marathi tradition and language. Why not begin with Gujarat in the event that they’re critical about it? Imposing three languages with out scientific foundation is absurd. The chief minister is silent, however we demand that this choice be rolled again instantly.”
