RWAs asked to withdraw representations to Tejinder Khanna Committee.

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New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) All RWAs who made representations to the Tejinder Khanna Committee for a role in assessment and consultation regarding commercialisation, have been asked to withdraw them immediately.

A decision in this regard was made at an emergent meeting of key RWAs here to discuss the situation arising out of the notification of the Amended Master Plan 2001 by the Urban Development Ministry which provided for a greater role of RWAs in determining commercial areas in A, B, C and D residential colonies.

''It has been our considered opinion that RWAs that have petitioned for a greater role in such actions by the MCD etc have overstepped their mandate. It was a mistake and a serious error of judgement even if well intentioned. We have, therefore, concluded that the RWAs that had made representations for such a caveat must immediately withdraw their petitions and save the situation from turning seriously ugly,''Sanjay Kaul, President People's Action, said.

''The actions of a few RWAs who were too focussed on their own situation in colonies have today opened a Pandora's box of conflicting demands from citizen groups. It is very well to seek relief for yourself and push the others into the fire, but this sort of approach is not conducive to responsible citizenship,'' said Ashok Sethi of the GK Residents Association.

D M Narang, who was targeted by a mob on the suspicion that he had inspired a spate of sealings in his colony by virtue of being in the RWA, said,''we have no interest in replicating the role of the Government whether local or central. This is a problem they have to solve, not us. We demand the right to live peacefully in a decent environment.'' RWAs have been asked to make written withdrawals to the MoUD so that it may be established that earlier representations for their involvement in MCD decisions be held null and void.

''We have unfortunately fallen prey to the designs of wily politicians who have used us against each other. Today RWAs are fighting RWAs, residents are fighting each other instead of penalising this government that was sleeping for so long,''said R C Kamboj of the Rohini Federation of RWAs.

The RWA meet also criticised the MCD Standing Committee recommendation on declaring areas for mixed land use.

V N Bali of Ram Nagar in East Delhi said,''if our colony has been provided a commercial complex for its own needs, why is the MCD declaring more areas commercial.'' RWAs feel that the MCD recommendations are an open invitation to residential colonies to convert to commercial merely by opening up more commercial establishments.

''This is not planning. This is a scam,'' said Pankaj Gupta, Group Coordinator for People's Action.

The RWA members undertook to pressurise the Government to first free government land under illegal occupation or encroachment before attempting other things.

''How can the state issue directions for cleaning everything else except its own backyard,''asked Ashok Prabhakar of Malviya Nagar Federation.

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