Residents say denial of water violates human rights, seek FIR against DJB chief
Annoyed with erratic water supply in the area, residents of the B-Block of Inderpuri have a lodged a complaint with the Station House Officer (SHO) of Inderpuri police station for registering a First Information Report (FIR) against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Delhi Jal Board (DJB).
The residents are miffed over the non-supply of water to this pocket by the DJB despite repeated requests to the CEO and other officials of the DJB. The residents grouse was that a resident, Uday lal, who resided at B 24-25 Budh Nagar, committed suicide recently as his house was denied water supply and he just could not get enough water for his daily needs. The residents want a case of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) to be registered against the CEO of DJB.
Residents claimed in their complaint that water has been enshrined in the various judgements of the Supreme Court as ‘Right to life’ and every citizen is entitled to have water, which is the basic requirement of human existence and it is the duty of the concerned agency to provide water to the residents. The suicide of Uday lal was caused by the negative attitude and nonchalant attitude of the DJB officials who did not listen to the grievances of the residents of this particular area, they alleged in their complaint to the SHO.
Demanding registration of FIR against CEO, the residents in the complaints also alleged that the officials of the water utility harboured malafide intentions and wanted illegal gratifications for providing water connections, which amounts to violation of the fundamental right to live.
“It is clear that the CEO, being a public servant has knowingly disregarded directions of law to supply desirable water to the people and caused them injury in the form of agony and mental stress. We therefore, request you to book the CEO under the appropriate Sections of the law for his act”, the complaint filed by the residents stated.