NGO to identify candidates for MCD polls from mofussil areas

New Delhi, Mar 14 (UNI) Following an excellent response from residents of various areas for contesting the coming MCD polls, the NGO People's Action today embarked on a campaign to identify candidates from mofussil areas of Delhi.

People's Action announced that it would also induct candidates from areas where there are no formal resident organisations.

''At the same time, the group will reserve the right to put the prospective candidates through a series of interviews and checks - a background check, quality of local support, experience and service record before proposing him or her to be the 'People's Representative',''the NGO said.

''Our idea is to provide a stark contrast to the usual system of candidate selection and the type cast politician. Our intent is to induce fresh blood into the political system and our objective is to challenge the existing political process by unleashing the energy of a new breed of people's representatives, who are closer to the people than to a party,'' said Sanjay Kaul, President People's Action.

The 'quality' checks will be performed by URJA group members and will involve local site visits in the areas where the candidate stays and taking first hand feedback from residents and by a formal interview with senior members of the group, apart from an independent survey by associate groups within the NDPA [New Delhi People's Alliance], a group of 30 NGO bodies working on issues of common interest.

UNI