The incident took place in Nagla Dhani, New Vijay Nagar Colony, where BJP Councillor Kishan Nayak arranged a symbolic birthday celebration in the middle of a drainage channel filled with stagnant and contaminated water. Agra, designated as a Smart City and home to the globally renowned Taj Mahal, attracts millions of domestic and international tourists every year.
A circular table covered with a clean white tablecloth was placed inside the drainage channel, with a birthday cake positioned at its center. Surrounded by supporters standing in the polluted water, the councillor received applause as the gathering transformed the birthday celebration into a public protest against the alleged inaction of the Municipal Corporation.
A viral video from the scene shows supporters placing a marigold garland around Kishan Nayak's neck before presenting him with a bright pink ceremonial turban. Photographs were taken as the crowd applauded and chanted slogans expressing support for the councillor and his campaign.
According to allegations, residents and the councillor had submitted 12 complaints requesting the cleaning of the drainage channel. However, despite the Municipal Corporation's public claims that drainage cleaning across the city would be completed before the arrival of the monsoon season, the drainage channel in the councillor's constituency allegedly remained neglected.
In protest, Kishan Nayak entered the drainage channel himself and cut his birthday cake while standing in the contaminated water. Supporters raised slogans encouraging him to continue his struggle and expressing solidarity with his efforts. Additional slogans in support of social justice were also heard during the gathering.
The celebration concluded with loud cheers after the cake-cutting ceremony, while the symbolic protest highlighted growing public dissatisfaction over alleged civic negligence and the condition of urban drainage infrastructure in Agra despite repeated complaints and official assurances.
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor in Uttar Pradesh's Agra staged an unusual protest by celebrating his birthday while standing inside a filthy drainage channel, drawing attention to the alleged failure of civic authorities to clean the area despite repeated complaints.
The incident took place in Nagla Dhani, New Vijay Nagar Colony, where BJP Councillor Kishan Nayak arranged a symbolic birthday celebration in the middle of a drainage channel filled with stagnant and contaminated water. Agra, designated as a Smart City and home to the globally renowned Taj Mahal, attracts millions of domestic and international tourists every year.
A circular table covered with a clean white tablecloth was placed inside the drainage channel, with a birthday cake positioned at its center. Surrounded by supporters standing in the polluted water, the councillor received applause as the gathering transformed the birthday celebration into a public protest against the alleged inaction of the Municipal Corporation.
A viral video from the scene shows supporters placing a marigold garland around Kishan Nayak's neck before presenting him with a bright pink ceremonial turban. Photographs were taken as the crowd applauded and chanted slogans expressing support for the councillor and his campaign.
According to allegations, residents and the councillor had submitted 12 complaints requesting the cleaning of the drainage channel. However, despite the Municipal Corporation's public claims that drainage cleaning across the city would be completed before the arrival of the monsoon season, the drainage channel in the councillor's constituency allegedly remained neglected.
In protest, Kishan Nayak entered the drainage channel himself and cut his birthday cake while standing in the contaminated water. Supporters raised slogans encouraging him to continue his struggle and expressing solidarity with his efforts. Additional slogans in support of social justice were also heard during the gathering.
The celebration concluded with loud cheers after the cake-cutting ceremony, while the symbolic protest highlighted growing public dissatisfaction over alleged civic negligence and the condition of urban drainage infrastructure in Agra despite repeated complaints and official assurances.
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