Explorer

Congress Ujjain Candidate Takes 'Protest Dip' In Polluted Shipra River — WATCH

Mahesh Parmar, a two-term MLA, urged residents of Ujjain to 'come to the streets and fight' for the 'survival of Shipra maa'.

Mahesh Parmar, the Congress candidate from the Ujjain Lok Sabha seat, protested against pollution in the Shipra River on Tuesday by sitting in the untreated drain water entering the water body. According to an ANI report, he also took a dip in the river.   

“The government... claims to be working on a double engine... Even after spending crores, this is the condition of Shipra maa. I took a dip in the river today and I have taken the pledge that until Shipra maa is clean, and the release of drain water into the river stops... till my last breath, I will continue to fight for Shipra Maa. I urge residents of Ujjain to come to the streets and fight as it is a question about respect and Shipra maa’s survival, “ Parmar told the media. 

The Lok Sabha election started on April 19, with results due on 4 June.

Parmar, 44, had earlier contested for the post of Ujjain mayor but was defeated by a small margin. He won the assembly election in 2018 and 2023 from the Tarana constituency.

ALSO READ: Congress Dares PM Modi To Prove ‘Redistribution’ Claim, Says ‘Words He Used Not In Our Manifesto’

Top Headlines

ABP Live Deep Dive | Who Is Nicolás Maduro And Why US Seized Him? Inside Trump’s Venezuelan Operation
ABP Live Deep Dive | Who Is Nicolás Maduro And Why US Seized Him? Inside Trump’s Venezuelan Operation
Indore Water Tragedy: How Ignored Complaints, Bureaucratic Failure Turned Fatal
Indore Water Tragedy: How Ignored Complaints, Bureaucratic Failure Turned Fatal
‘Workers Aren’t Criminals’: Raghav Chadha Hits Out At Platforms Over Gig Workers Strike
‘Workers Aren’t Criminals’: Raghav Chadha Hits Out At Platforms Over Gig Workers Strike
Explosions In Venezuela Caught On Video; Social Media Reacts As Trump Claims US Strike
Explosions In Venezuela Caught On Video; Social Media Reacts As Trump Claims US Strike

Videos

Vande Bharat: India’s First Vande Bharat Sleeper Train to Run Between Guwahati and Kolkata
Indore Water Crisis : Mayor Helpline Complaints Ignored, 15 Deaths Linked to Negligence
Breaking: BCCI Asks KKR to Release Mustafizur Rahman from IPL Squad Amid Controversy
New Year Cold Wave: Heavy Snowfall Grips Kashmir, Chill Intensifies Across North India
Magh Mela: Triveni Sangam Witnesses Sea of Faith on First Snan of Magh Mela

Photo Gallery

25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Embed widget