Sanjay Nirupam

By Maeeshat News,

Mumbai: Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam today attacked the Prime Minister as the latter visited the city to address the 56th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology- Bombay (IIT-B) and encourage the students while a 12-year-old girl in the city’s BMC School died of suspected side-effects of a deworming exercise and consumption of iron and folic acid tablets just ahead of the PM’s visit to the city.

Sanjay Nirupam said, “PM Modi and the Govt led by him has always turned a blind eye towards the poor. They are the ‘suit boot ki sarkaar’ and this attitude of theirs has been reflected in every activity they have carried out so far. As stated by the Prime Minister, the nation is proud of the IIT’s. But he has completely forgotten about the downtrodden and those in need. The lives of many young minds are risked everyday due to the negligence and carelessness of the BJP Govt. The Prime Minister said that new ideas come from young minds. But who is taking care of those who are young but unfortunately poor because the Prime Minister is clearly interested in addressing the rich”.

“We expected him to visit the family who has lost their daughter only because of what can only be called a clear case of negligence by the BJP Govt. But he didn’t, thus disappointing them and every common man in the city”, added Mr. Nirupam.

14-year-old Chandni Shaikh studying in Govandi’s Sanjay Nagar Municipal Urdu School fell ill and died on Friday. The deceased, along with hundreds of other students, had been given iron and folic acid tablets as a part of a Union Govt programme on August 6.