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TMC MP writes to UNHCR over denial of drinking water in Kolkata colony

First reported 9 Oct, 12:40 UTCUpdated 1d ago3 sources

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Samirul Islam alleged that drinking water supply to Jyoti Nagar Colony was cut off after the BJP came to power in West Bengal. "Because the residents are Muslims and are not considered part of the BJP’s so-called vote bank,” he said

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TMC MP writes to UNHCR over denial of drinking water in Kolkata colony

Samirul Islam alleged that drinking water supply to Jyoti Nagar Colony was cut off after the BJP came to power in West Bengal. "Because the residents are Muslims and are not considered part of the BJP’s so-called vote bank,” he said

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  1. The Siasat DailyLean LeftINMostly factual
    BJP cut water supply to Muslim colony: TMC MP writes to UN (opens The Siasat Daily in a new tab)

    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…

  2. Deccan HeraldLean LeftINHigh factuality
    TMC MP Samirul Islam writes to UN rights chief over drinking water crisis in Kolkata colony (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)

    New Delhi: Trinamool Congress' Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam has written to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, seeking intervention over Muslim residents of a colony in Kolkata allegedly being deprived of drinking water following a prolonged disruption in supply. Sharing the letter in an X post…

  3. The HinduLean LeftINHigh factuality
    TMC MP writes to UNHCR over denial of drinking water in Kolkata colony (opens The Hindu in a new tab)

    Samirul Islam alleged that drinking water supply to Jyoti Nagar Colony was cut off after the BJP came to power in West Bengal. "Because the residents are Muslims and are not considered part of the BJP’s so-called vote bank,” he said

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