Sangrur, Feb. 10 -- Congress has put up banners in Lehragaga, the assembly constituency of water resources minister, Barinder Kumar Goyal, claiming that the water in Lehra town is unfit for drinking.

Banners bearing the photo of a local Congress leader, Durlabh Singh Sidhu showcases precautions residents need to take to avoid water-borne diseases.

The banners urge citizens to 'not drink water directly from taps or hand pumps; use only boiled or sealed bottled water for consumption, and immediately consult a doctor if they experience stomach pain, vomiting or fever.

"The city's waterworks system has been compromised, and sewage is mixing with drinking water. Every third house in the city now has patients suffering from jaundice-like sym...