UPSC Students Meet MCD Commissioner Ashwani Kumar After Tragic Deaths in Delhi
A group of UPSC aspirants met with Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Commissioner Ashwani Kumar at the agency headquarters on July 31. This meeting followed protests after the deaths of three students at a coaching center in Delhi.
The students described the meeting as productive and stated that they had been assured of proper action in response to the incident. One student warned of protests at the Vidhan Sabha and other locations if promises are not fulfilled within the specified timeframe.
Another student from the delegation said, “The meeting was fruitful. MCD will release a press release. MCD is taking proper action on our demands that come within its purview. Other agencies are also being communicated with. We have been assured of proper action. We will wait and watch.”
Earlier in the day, MCD authorities also met with a group of students. During the interaction, MCD’s Additional Commissioner, Tariq Thomas, admitted that the incident was a ‘failure’ of the civic body officials. “It is a failure for all of us and for me personally. It is a failure for us as officers that this incident has happened,” Thomas said, taking responsibility for the lapse. He admitted that the officials should have performed their duties better, saying, “This should not have happened. We should have done our duty better; there is no excuse.”
The deaths of three UPSC aspirants occurred after the basement of a coaching center in Central Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar was flooded with rainwater on Saturday, July 27, sparking protests by the students.
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UPSC -: UPSC stands for Union Public Service Commission. It is an organization in India that conducts exams to select people for various government jobs.
MCD -: MCD stands for Municipal Corporation of Delhi. It is a local government body responsible for civic services and infrastructure in Delhi.
Commissioner -: A Commissioner is a high-ranking official in charge of a specific department or area. In this case, Ashwani Kumar is the MCD Commissioner.
Aspirants -: Aspirants are people who are trying to achieve a particular goal. Here, UPSC aspirants are students preparing for the UPSC exams.
Protests -: Protests are actions taken by people to show that they are unhappy about something. The students are protesting because of the tragic deaths at the coaching center.
Civic body -: A civic body is an organization that manages public services and facilities in a city. MCD is the civic body responsible for Delhi.
Basement -: A basement is the lowest floor of a building, usually below ground level. The basement of the coaching center flooded with rainwater, causing the tragic incident.
