Congress to rouse city against BMC

The Mumbai unit of Congress has organised a city-wide protest against what it calls is the ultimate state of corruption in the civic body under the Sena-BJP rule on Tuesday.

City party president Sanjay Nirupam stated that the party would launch a massive march towards all 24 ward offices at 11 am on Tuesday.

The march will be led by local Congress MLAs and corporators along with party workers. Mr Nirupam himself will participate in the march in a few places.

The party will protest against the road scam, the nullah desilting scam, the tablet scam, the status of potholes in the city, bad roads, and the state of medical and educational institutes in the city.

Speaking to The Asian Age, Nirupam said, “What we are seeing now is absolute disintegration of local governance. No wonder a number of scams have emerged.”

Through this protest, the Congress will demand that the current government be dissolved for being irresponsible. It will appeal to citizens to elect a more responsible government the next time, Mr Nirupam said.

The party has questioned the action taken against the contractors and civic officials in the nullah desilting and road scams which have recently rocked the civic body.

“Why has the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) not taken any action against politicians in the BMC No scam of this magnitude can take place without their connivance with the contractors. All Sena and BJP contractors are equally responsible for corruption,” said Mr Nirupam.

The Congress also demanded to know how the money allotted to schools and municipal hospitals was being utilised.

He claimed that as there was no visible development at the institutes, it was clear the money was not being used for the designated purpose.