Congress seeks transparency in wards delimitation
Tuesday, 16/09/2014
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Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress on Monday demanded transparency in the delimitation process of wards by making it online as the party gears up for the upcoming local bodies elections in the state. The party submitted a memorandum to this effect to Governor Shivraj Vishwanath Patil and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The situation was reviewed by state party chief Partap Singh Bajwa at a meeting of district presidents followed by that of the heads of frontal organisations.
The PPCC chief said that the party would take up property tax, delay in issuance of NOCs for property registration and other issues concerning the urban population, including the pathetic condition of roads and sanitation to aggressively confront the Akali Dal-BJP combine.
In the memorandum, the party slammed the state government for not giving representation to it in the process of formation of wards. “The entire process was being done in a most clandestine and secretive manner. No information regarding the proposed wards was being supplied to the Congress in the municipal council or municipal corporation despite repeated demands in this respect,” he alleged.
The memorandum further alleged that the delimitation of wards was being done according to ‘the whims and fancies’ of the leaders, halqa in-charges and workers of the Akali Dal and the BJP.
The party demanded that in the interest of level playing field and fair play, it was imperative to provide the information to the public and the opposition political parties.
