Chandigarh Congress out with 'chargesheet' against saffron party's 'failures'

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 9

The city Congress today released a ‘chargesheet’ against the six years ‘misrule of the BJP’ in the Municipal Corporation (MC). Alka Lamba, Congress’ national spokesperson, released the ‘chargesheet’, which also included 15-point by point report cards on ‘BJP-so called vision document ‘Sankalp Patra’ to expose its real anti-people face’.

Speaking on the occasion, Alka said, “This double engine arrangement of the BJP with government at the Centre and power at the MC has crashed. The civic conditions of the city have become miserable.”

Chandigarh is no longer seen as the City Beautiful with its ranking slipping to the 66th spot. There is no arrangement for waste disposal. People are under heavy burden of taxes. Roads are in a pathetic state. —Alka Lamba, Congress national spokesperson

She further said, “Chandigarh is no longer seen as ‘City Beautiful’ with its ranking slipping to 66th spot. There is no arrangement of waste disposal. People are under heavy burden of taxes. Stray cattle roam on city roads. Also, roads are in a pathetic state.”

Subhash Chawla, president, UT Congress, “The BJP has hiked water, sewerage and property tax. In fact the sewerage tax @ 30% of the water bill is the highest in the country. Despite increase in taxes, the revenue earnings of the Corporation have gone down drastically.” The leaders slammed the BJP for not bringing “required funds from the Centre.”

Rajinder Rana, Sujanpur MLA and party’s election coordinator, said, “We have already started work on the ground and revitalise our campaign to highlight our party’s vision.”