Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'No Water, No Vote' Say Some Bengaluru Residents
The lingering water shortage in Bengaluru has become a heated election issue, with some residents have threatening to boycott the Lok Sabha polls if the crisis is not resolved.
At the Royal Lakefront Residency, in JP Nagar, Bengaluru posters were seen warning of a boycott of the Lok Sabha elections, due to the apathy by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) in providing the Cauvery water supply.
Waiting for 21 years
According to Mohini Girish, a resident of Royal Lakefront Residency, they had been waiting for the Cauvery water connection for 21 years.
"We, the residents of RLF Residency layouts (Phase I and I) have decided to boycott the ensuing parliamentary election, scheduled to take place in April 2024 and also subsequent elections in future in case our above grievance has not been met with," the RWA said in a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer.
Rs 2 crore for flat, but no water
Amid the continuing water shortage in Bengaluru, the residents of a posh apartment complex in the city recently staged a massive protest and raised slogans against the builder, demanding water.
In a video that has gone viral on social media, residents of Shapoorji Pallonji Parkwest in Central Bengaluru were seen protesting with placards reading 'We want water'.
According to reports, flats are priced at around Rs 2 crore each at Shapoorji Parkwest.
While acknowledging the difficulties faced by residents, the builder, in a statement said that they were trying their best to assist them.
Sitharaman blames Karnataka government
Last week, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had hit out at the Siddaramaiah government over the water crisis in Bengaluru and alleged that many irrigation and water-related projects and initiatives were halted by the Congress when it came to power in Karnataka last year.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that the government was considering filling up tanks and lakes with treated water in order to charge the groundwater.
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