Raising the issue of rampant illegal construction in North Corporation, BJP MP and Former Union Minister Vijay Goel on Tuesday demanded the transfer of Commissioner P K Gupta, an IAS officer.
He also hit out at the AAP government for creating hurdles for the civic agency by not releasing funds despite its responsibility for the superintendence of the MCDs.
Goel said illegal construction was going on in Karol Bagh area and the Commissioner had failed to act against it despite several resolutions passed by the BJP-ruled corporation.
“Officials like him have made a mockery of the PM’s ‘Clean India Drive’. Why should BJP bear the brunt of public’s anger because of such Incompetent, Inefficient and corrupt commissioner?” asked Goel.
Gupta’s office refused to comment, however, sources close to the Commissioner said the allegations were baseless. “The ‘charges’ seem to be an attempt to mount pressure to extract ‘favours’,” said a senior functionary.
The BJP MP said he would soon release a list of illegal constructions as most complaints of corruption in the corporation were related to this problem or transfer/posting if officials.
The BJP MP also targeted the AAP government for creating hurdles for the civic agency by not releasing funds.
“The superintendence, control and direction of municipal corporations largely rests with the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, but instead of doing work in co-ordination and co-operation, the AAP government doing politics in it,” he said.
Goel said that he took this step after a number of Councilors approached him and complained that the Commissioner wasn’t listening to their requests made in public interest.
He said he has written to Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung about Gupta’s attempts to overlook the sense of the elected corporation.
Goel said that he took this step when a number of Councilors approached him and complained to him that the Commissioner doesn’t listen to them and doesn’t work in the interest of public.
He alleged that the commissioner had continuously been dishonoring the Corporation house by not acting on the resolutions passed by the corporators in the interest of the public.
In last year 24 such resolutions have been passed out of which commissioner responded on only one resolution, which shows his incompetency, he said. “The powers conferred upon the Commissioner are being used whimsically, instead of implementing the standing committee/corporation resolutions, especially where public interest in involved,” said Goel.
The BJP MP also targeted the AAP government for creating hurdles for the civic agency by not releasing funds.
“The superintendence, control and direction of municipal corporations largely rests with the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, but instead of doing work in co-ordination and co-operation, the AAP government doing politics in it,” he said.
Published 29 June 2016, 05:26 IST