Officials skip Bhagidari meet, get notice
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Delhi: The government has taken a stern view of municipal officials
skipping chief minister Sheila Dikshit’s Bhagidari meet last Sunday.
Sources in the three corporations said chief secretary PK Tripathi
issued show-cause notices to the commissioner and the deputy
commissioner of North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Thursday.
“Since
senior officials like the commissioner and the additional commissioners
didn’t attend the meeting, even the deputy commissioners have been
issued notices. The
strict action is a sign of the government’s seriousness in the run-up
to next year’s elections,” said a BJP councillor who did not wish to be
named.
More than 3,500 residents’ welfare associations have been
participating in the eight-day event held at from June 26. The meets
have been organized to discuss civic problems. “Important issues like
sanitation, road repair and parking were discussed in the meeting. The
RWA members were asked to point out their local problems and then a form
was given to submit complaints in writing. Some officials weren’t present for the meeting,” said BS Vohra, president, East Delhi RWA Joint Forum.
Officials
who have been served this notice, however, deny the allegations. “I
don’t know why they have issued a show-cause notice against me when I
was present. The RWAs’ grievances have been collected in writing and we
are resolving them,” said Kuldeep Yadav, Narela zone deputy
commissioner, North Delhi Municipal Corporation.
However, RWA
members said the officials’ participation in the meets has been minimal
as the opposition BJP controls all three corporations.
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