A month after mid-day.com reported on the inhospitable conditions at the Nair Dental College hostel in Mumbai, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Sanjay Upadhyay on Wednesday raised the issue in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, seeking immediate action against the administrative authorities.

Addressing the Lower House, Upadhyay pointed out that students at the hostel had been living in “unsanitary and inhuman” conditions for several days and called for accountability. He demanded action against Administrative Officer Dr Mala Dixit, claiming administrative negligence had led to the situation.