The Times of India 03.12.2009
One person dead as Mumbaikars protest 15% water cut outside BMC office
MUMBAI: One person has been killed and several persons were hurt when police baton-charged demonstrators protesting against water cuts in front of the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday. ( Watch Video ).
The protestor was admitted to G T Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
An unspecified number of protestors received injuries when the riot police used force to disperse them after they tried to force their way into the BMC headquarters in south Mumbai this afternoon, officials said.
The agitators from several parts of the city and its suburbs had started collecting in front of the BMC office since noon under the umbrella of an NGO--"Swabhiman" to protest 15 percent cut introduced by the local body in view of the water shortage due to scanty monsoon.
Nitesh Rane, son of Congress leader Narayan Rane, had organized the demonstration on the issue of water cuts in the city.
Waving red flags and shouting slogans against BMC, the agitators pulled down barricades put up by the police and tried to barge into the Corporation headquarters, prompting the security personnel to lathicharge.
The protestor was admitted to G T Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
An unspecified number of protestors received injuries when the riot police used force to disperse them after they tried to force their way into the BMC headquarters in south Mumbai this afternoon, officials said.
The agitators from several parts of the city and its suburbs had started collecting in front of the BMC office since noon under the umbrella of an NGO--"Swabhiman" to protest 15 percent cut introduced by the local body in view of the water shortage due to scanty monsoon.
Nitesh Rane, son of Congress leader Narayan Rane, had organized the demonstration on the issue of water cuts in the city.
Waving red flags and shouting slogans against BMC, the agitators pulled down barricades put up by the police and tried to barge into the Corporation headquarters, prompting the security personnel to lathicharge.
