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Congress releases manifesto for Delhi municipal corporation polls | | The Congress Party released its manifesto on Saturday in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and other ministers ahead
of the April 15 municipal corporation polls. According to media reports, the Congress
highlighted the failures of the BJP-dominated Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)
in the last five years. In its manifesto, the Congress said that it would regularise
unauthorised colonies in the capital and provide a transparent system of administration.
"See, we are hopeful because this has been done after a lot of thinking and the
residents are being shown the dream of Delhi 's development. There will be good
work, we all will come closer and there will be an increase in the efficiency
and accountability, which is why this has been done. But, it will be inappropriate
to say that it will happen instantly. But, we have started a line of action, which
is common to most parts of Delhi, but there are some areas where there is more
need for flyovers, there are others where colonies are needed, so we have changed
it accordingly," Dikshit said. Dikshit added that the MCD delayed the handing
over of certificates to architects and engineers, which hampered the development
work. "The work of the MCD was to make boundaries and give certificates to architects
and structural engineers, so the work would have been completed smoothly. But,
they haven't given it until now. Now, we have done an aerial survey and now, the
work will be completed on time," she said. The manifesto includes sub division
of plot, simplification of layout plan for houses, exemption of property tax,
redevelopment plans of several areas to be prepared and executed without any hassle
to local residents, hawking licence to street vendors, policy of street vendors,
expansion of citizen charter, expansion of health services, setting up women parks
and library in each ward, exemption in property tax to senior citizens and widows,
fire extinguisher facility in MCD run schools, free school dresses, books, medical
facilities and insurance to each students of MCD schools, schools to be connected
with sewer system and drinking water, power, toilet facilities in all MCD schools.
Counting of votes would take place on April 17.
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