Rajiv Bhatia
Dera Bassi, October 10
Infighting among Dera Bassi municipal councillors is affecting development in the township.
Residents have alleged that ongoing differences between the councillors have put development on the backburner. After the council elections in 2008, the MC had focussed only on pending works and no big projects were being started, they claimed.
In Dera Bassi, there were of 13 wards, out of which SAD candidates had won from seven, BJP from two and Congress from one. The remaining three were won by independent candidates.
The tussle among them started before the bypoll for the Banur assembly seat in June, 2009. Eight councillors had submitted a no-confidence motion against MC president Manjit Kaur.
According to MC sources, a no-confidence motion could be passed only by the requisite majority of councillors. The opposing councillors could not muster the requisite majority and no meeting had been called to discuss this issue.
The councillors were divided into two groups. One group, which had eight councillors, were against the MC president, said to be close to the late Capt Kanwaljit Singh. Her group had five municipal councillors.
The opposing councillors had alleged that while submitting the motion they had lost faith in the style of working of the president.
She lacked knowledge of local problems, due to which development was affected, they added.
Unconfirmed reports stated that some personal issues were a part of this activity and they were getting the support of a senior Akali leader to remove the MC president. On the other hand, councillors supporting the MC president denied the allegations made by the eight councillors.
“The municipal councillors are not in a mood to undertake any development of the town and they are enjoying the facilities provided to them”, said a resident of Ward No 4.
Residents also stated that councillors did not care for the general public and had forgot the promises they made during the elections.
They seemed to forget that if the general public had voted them in, they also had the power to vote them out, the resident added.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Zirakpur MC changes five EOs in a year
Zirakpur MC changes five EOs in a year
Zirakpur, October 2
The municipal council of Zirakpur is apparently making a habit out of changing its executive officers.
Available information indicates the council has changed five executive officers in over one year. According to residents of the area, this “habit” of the MC is affecting the developmental works of the area. The residents claim that the officer is changed even before he can settle and carry out an activity.
According to MC sources, Shatrajit Sharma from Mandi Gobindgarh will be the new executive officer. Sources reveal that he is closely related to a senior Punjab minister.
While executive officer Sukhjinder Singh Sidhu has been transferred to Dera Bassi, this may affect the work that was started by him. In his eight months tenure, he has worked on many projects. A tree plantation drive in Zirakpur is one of his major achievements. He had planned to construct a library and health club for Zirakpur residents, but now it seems it will be a distant dream for the residents.
In February, Sidhu was appointed as Zirakpur MC executive officer after Vijay Gupta, who was appointed an EO in December last year.
After the last year’s MC elections, RK Mittal was appointed as the executive officer but he was transferred from the Zirakpur MC to the Kharar MC in October last year. Later, Girish Verma was appointed as the EO but was suspended within two months. Then there was VK Jain, who was appointed for a single day as an EO.
“This kind of transfers will affect the development work of the area as the new executive officer will have to start the work from a scratch,” says one of the MC officials.
Zirakpur, October 2
The municipal council of Zirakpur is apparently making a habit out of changing its executive officers.
Available information indicates the council has changed five executive officers in over one year. According to residents of the area, this “habit” of the MC is affecting the developmental works of the area. The residents claim that the officer is changed even before he can settle and carry out an activity.
According to MC sources, Shatrajit Sharma from Mandi Gobindgarh will be the new executive officer. Sources reveal that he is closely related to a senior Punjab minister.
While executive officer Sukhjinder Singh Sidhu has been transferred to Dera Bassi, this may affect the work that was started by him. In his eight months tenure, he has worked on many projects. A tree plantation drive in Zirakpur is one of his major achievements. He had planned to construct a library and health club for Zirakpur residents, but now it seems it will be a distant dream for the residents.
In February, Sidhu was appointed as Zirakpur MC executive officer after Vijay Gupta, who was appointed an EO in December last year.
After the last year’s MC elections, RK Mittal was appointed as the executive officer but he was transferred from the Zirakpur MC to the Kharar MC in October last year. Later, Girish Verma was appointed as the EO but was suspended within two months. Then there was VK Jain, who was appointed for a single day as an EO.
“This kind of transfers will affect the development work of the area as the new executive officer will have to start the work from a scratch,” says one of the MC officials.
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