The Shimla town committee of the Communist Party of India Marxist strongly condemned and held protest dharna in front of Shima Muncipal Corporation office on April 2 against the recent unilateral decision of the Shimla MC to increase the water charges and for outsourcing the pumping and distribution of water to private entrepreneurs. They have strongly objected to this in the house and along-with the people has decided to oppose this decision on the streets as well. The CPIM demands immediate roll back of the hike in water tariff. This is 2nd successive hike by 30% and 10% in the year 2010 and 2011 respectively.
The party also demands that the decision of outsourcing of water pumping and distribution be recalled. They are also of this view that MC should not fall into the footsteps of the state government and reverse the neo liberal offensive on the people. It is to understand that state and the common people are reeling under heavy pressure of double digit inflation, price rise and there is a growing demand of constrain in the economy because of the neo liberal policies. Further mounting pressure in the form of hike in water tariff and clandestine privatization of pumping and distribution would eventually mean further hike in the prices of such an essential item.
The CPIM has asked the MC Shimla to learn lessons from those Municipal Corporations and state governments who have implemented the agenda earlier. There has been a total collapse of such moves and the MCs and governments were forced to revert back to the earlier method of public supply and distribution of water. Com. Tikendar Panwar, Com. Sanjay Chauhan, CPIM District Secretary Vijendra Mehara spoke on the occassion
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