Vijay Jolly's musical protest at CM house to highlight Govt failure
New Delhi, Dec 14 (UNI) Describing the Sheila Dikshit Government's nine-year rule as a ''failure on nine major issues of development'', BJP MLA Vijay Jolly today said he would hold a 'musical protest' at the Chief Minister's residence to highlight the lack of 'bijli, sadak and paani' (power, roads and water) in the city.
The BJP MLA from Sangam Vihar and area councillors Moolchand Sharma, N Nagarajan, Satendra Chaudhry and Yogendra Sejwal, besides people from Sangam Vihar and its neighbouring areas, will stage a novel protest outside Ms Dikshit's residence on Sunday with drums, empty buckets and pitchers.
Addressing a press conference here on the eve of the ninth anniversary of the Sheila Dikshit Government, Mr Jolly accused her of complete betrayal and non-fulfilment of promises made to the people of Delhi in the year 1998 and 2003.
''The Government has proved a complete failure on 'good governance'. The Bhagidari scheme has been a major flop. On the basic issues of 'bijli, sadak and paani', it has miserably failed.
The common man feels cheated and lost,'' Mr Jolly said.
Terming the Government as a failure on the issues of power, unauthorised colonies, drinking water supply, liquor policy, law and order, education, public transport, medicare and food and civil supplies, he said, '' the Delhi Government has proved 100 per cent failure on nine major issues of development during its nine-year rule in Delhi. Corruption has increased and the poor and rich equally robbed and looted.'' On the recent sops announced by the Government to give power at concessional tariff to those consuming 200 units or less, Mr Jolly said, ''such measures are certainly beneficial to the common man.
However, coming as they do in the tenth year of the Government, when elections are just a year away, these steps are nothing but election stunts.
''Similarly,
the
announcement
by
the
Government
of
bringing
500
low
floor
buses
seems
to
have
been
made
with
an
eye
on
the
elections.''
Accusing
the
Government
of
shying
away
from
criticism
from
the
Opposition,
he
said,''
the
Congress
Government
deliberately
avoids
criticism
by
the
BJP-led
Opposition
in
the
Delhi
Assembly.
This
is
exemplified
by
the
three-day
short
Winter
session
convened
for
December
26,
27
and
28.
This
session
shall
not
provide
enough
opportunities
to
discuss
the
bijli,
paani,
sadak
and
unauthorised
colonies
issue
due
to
the
paucity
of
time.
This
is
a
mockery
of
the
high
traditions
of
the
Delhi
Legislative
Assembly
and
its
democratic
values.
''
UNI