Archive · 9 Oct 2026
TMC MP Seeks UN Action Over Kolkata Colony Water Crisis
People in Jyoti Nagar Colony in Kolkata have reportedly faced a long interruption in drinking-water supplies.
Trinamool Congress MP Samirul Islam wrote to the United Nations’ human-rights chief about the situation.
He said the residents are Muslim and alleged that their religious identity is connected to the water disruption.
The reports do not include a response from the authorities to that allegation.
Islam said clean drinking water is a basic human right, not a special favor.
He warned that going without enough water could make people sick, especially those who are poor.
He asked UN human-rights bodies to look into the issue and ask local authorities why the supply has not been restored regularly.
Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam wrote to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights about an alleged prolonged drinking-water disruption in Jyoti Nagar Colony, Kolkata.
Islam alleged that supply was cut off after the BJP came to power in West Bengal and linked the disruption to the residents being Muslim.
He described access to safe drinking water as a human-rights issue affecting health, dignity and an adequate standard of living.
Islam warned that the shortage could expose thousands, especially poor and underprivileged residents, to disease and other health risks.
He asked UN human-rights mechanisms to take note and seek information from authorities about the alleged failure to provide regular, adequate water.
- Who
- Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam and residents of Jyoti Nagar Colony.
- What
- Islam wrote to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights seeking attention to an alleged prolonged disruption of drinking-water supply.
- When
- The report is dated October 9; the alleged disruption is described as prolonged and as occurring after the BJP came to power in West Bengal.
- Where
- Jyoti Nagar Colony, Kolkata, West Bengal.
- Why
- Islam alleges Muslim residents have been deprived of water and says the issue threatens basic human rights and public health.
Islam's allegations
Authorities' response
Cause of the water disruption
Islam's allegations
Islam alleged the supply was cut off after the BJP came to power in West Bengal and linked the disruption to the residents being Muslim.
Authorities' response
The reports include no response from the BJP or relevant authorities, so their account of the cause is not provided.
Nature of the issue
Islam's allegations
Islam described the prolonged shortage as a human-rights and public-health concern, not merely a civic-services problem.
Authorities' response
No response from authorities addressing this characterization is included in the reports.
- MP
- Samirul Islam, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP
- Colony
- Jyoti Nagar Colony
- City
- Kolkata
- Recipient
- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Allegation
- A prolonged interruption in drinking-water supply to the colony
- Claim about motive
- Islam alleged that the disruption is linked to residents being Muslim; no official response is included in the reports
- Requested action
- UN human-rights mechanisms to take note and seek information from authorities
