AAP MLAs accuse civic bodies of stalling work in their areas

New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI) AAP legislators today accused theBJP-led municipal corporations in the national capital, of"stalling" or "obstructing" civic works being done in theirconstituencies under the MLA local area development scheme. R K Puram MLA Parmila Tokas alleged that the civic bodyin her area was either "not doing work" or "had halted ongoingprojects." Greater Kailash MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj too accusedthat South Delhi Municipal Corporation had been sitting onprojects in his area, for over a year. "Even for DJB works, the NOC (no-objection certificates)has to be taken from the MCD. Bureaucratic hurdles are beingcreated in execution of civic projects. I therefore proposethat a committee be set up to oversee why local areadevelopment projects are getting delayed," Bhardwaj said. Alka Lamba, AAP lawmaker from Chandani Chowk, also raisedcivic issues including traffic woes in Rani Jhansi Road area,while MLA Sanjeev Jha alleged poor condition of municipalschools in his area. Sarita Singh, another AAP legislator, alleged, in herarea, even in narrow streets, people are being asked to payparking fees, despite no such facilities. "Small traders are unhappy and I request the House totake cognisance of this," she said. Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain and Malviya Nagar MLASomnath Bharti raised the issue of thana-level committeessaying, "they were being closed because they are headed byarea MLAs." "The district-level committees are being still run asthey are headed by area MPs," Bharti said. MLA Som Dutt alleged that employees of civic bodies arebeing "threatened" by area councillors to "not address" anycomplaints coming from area MLAs. The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government and the BJP-ledthree municipal corporations have been at loggerheads overcivic issues for a long time. PTI KND NSD ZMNNSD