On Monday (29th July), the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) sealed the basement of the Drishti IAS, located in Mukherjee Nagar in North-West Delhi.
It has come to light that the UPSC coaching institute, owned by Vikas Divyakirti, had been illegally using the basement of the building as a study centre.
The action by MCD comes days after 3 UPSC aspirants died by drowning in the flooded basement of another coaching institute, Rau’s IAS Study Circle.
BREAKING: Drishti IAS basement sealed in Delhi as part of belated crackdown on coaching centres violating basement laws. Owner Vikas Divyakirti, with millions of followers & very vocal on UPSC issues, has been totally silent on the deaths at Rau’s IAS. pic.twitter.com/sl1MIOfqpp
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) July 29, 2024
In videos that have surfaced on social media, UPSC aspirants were seen protesting outside the building of Drishti IAS in Delhi.
Protest infront of Drishti IAS Delhi.#Upsc #Orn #RaoIAS #rajendernagar #RajendraNagar #UPSCaspirants#aspirantslifematters #OldRajinderNagar#RajendraNagar#upsccoaching pic.twitter.com/xYIRISAwtN
— All PYQ Dot Com (@allpyq) July 29, 2024
Opindia had previously reported how a student named Kishor Singh Kushwah complained about the illegal use of basements as study centres and libraries by a dozen coaching centres in South Patel and Old Rajinder Nagar. He had warned of the possibility of a major accident.
Despite being flagged to MCD on 3 different occasions, the AAP-controlled civic body did not act in time.
It was only after the death of 3 UPSC aspirants on 27th July that the MCD swung into action and sealed 20 coaching centres for violation of rules.
