TMC MP Samirul Islam Writes to UN Rights Chief over Drinking Water Crisis in Kolkata Colony

TMC MP Samirul Islam Seeks UN Intervention Over Kolkata Water Crisis

Islam alleges drinking water supply to Muslim residents of Jyoti Nagar Colony was cut off after BJP came to power in West Bengal.

Tainamool MP seeks UN intervention in 'drinking water denial' to Muslims in Kolkata

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam has asked the UN human rights chief to intervene in an alleged drinking water denial case in Kolkata's Jyoti Nagar Colony. He says the prolonged disruption raises serious concerns about discrimination, health and basic rights.

BJP cut water supply to Muslim colony: TMC MP writes to UN

New Delhi: Concerned over the protracted disruption in water supply in Kolkata’s Jyotinagar Colony, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam has written to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). In his letter dated October 8, which he shared on his X account on Friday, October 9, Islam described … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top Storie…

TMC MP Samirul Islam writes to UN rights chief over drinking water crisis in Kolkata colony

“As the BJP came to power, the drinking water supply in Jyoti Nagar Colony in Kolkata was cut off, because the residents are Muslims and are not considered part of the BJP's so-called vote bank,” Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam said.

TMC MP seeks UN intervention over alleged water cut to Muslim colony in Kolkata

Samirul Islam warns that the disruption could expose thousands to disease, arguing that access to safe and clean supply is a basic human right

‘5,000 Residents Struggling for Water’: TMC MP Seeks UN Intervention Over Kolkata Colony’s Crisis

Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam has approached the United Nations human rights office over the alleged suspension of piped drinking water supply to Jyoti Nagar Colony in north Kolkata, claiming that around 5,000 residents have been struggling to access safe water for nearly two months. In a written complaint dated Thursday to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Islam described the situatio…