Congress gives 48-hour ultimatum to Mango Municipal Corporation for garbage disposal

Jamshedpur: The Congress party has given a 48-hour ultimatum to the Mango Municipal Corporation (MMC) for lifting and disposing of the garbage in the area. On the instructions of former minister Banna Gupta, Congress workers staged a symbolic one-day dharna outside the Mango Municipal Corporation office on Saturday.

Before the protest, the Congress workers paid homage to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, by offering garlands. Congress leaders Nitesh Mittal, Guddu Singh, Pappu Singh Ujjain, and others were present during the demonstration. They announced that if the garbage lifting and disposal were not carried out within the next 48 hours, the Mango Municipal Corporation would be locked down along with the residents of the area. They held the Mango Municipal Corporation and the local MLA responsible for the on-going garbage crisis.

The Congress leaders pointed out that garbage lifting in Mango had been halted for the past 20 days due to a complaint filed by the current MLA to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). As a result, garbage had accumulated at every square and intersection, causing significant inconvenience to the public. “The garbage has started to rot, creating an unbearable stench, and the risk of an epidemic is increasing in the area. The Municipal Corporation is not even spraying bleaching powder, which further exacerbates the situation,” said Nitesh Mittal, a key Congress leader.

Mittal also accused the current MLA of trying to fool the residents. “When our workers protested today, the MLA’s supporters rushed to spray bleaching powder in haste. The people of Mango have understood that the current MLA is not serious about addressing this issue,” he added. He highlighted that the dream of former MLA Banna Gupta was to make Mango a clean, beautiful, and picturesque place. However, under the current leadership, the area has been plagued with garbage, and residents are frustrated with the situation.

The protest saw the participation of several prominent Congress leaders and supporters, including Ajay Mishra, Akhilesh Singh, Sanjay Tiwari, Babua Jha, Sanjay Sharma, Mohammad Akhtar, Rakesh Das, Shahnawaz Ahmed, Baban Shukla, Surendra Gupta, Prabhakar, Ashwini Singh, Subodh Pal, Jaidev Sharma, Shishu Gope, Kripa Murmu, Pawan Bihari Ojha, Nidhi Mishra, Gopal Yadav, Sunny Anurag, Dinesh Lohar, Suraj Prakash, Umesh Sharma, Anuj Prasad, and others.

The Congress party’s ultimatum puts pressure on the Mango Municipal Corporation and the local MLA to resolve the on-going garbage crisis.