No political motive behind demolition
Speaking on the recently demolished building which was co-owned by senior deputy mayor Yashpal Batra who was present at Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjit Singh’s induction ceremony on joining BJP, MCG chief Praveen Kumar said that there was no political motivation behind the action. Kumar is also said to be a relative of the Haryana CM, Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Giving Clarification on the demolition of the building been done because it was illegal he agreed that he did speak to the chief minister before and after the demolition. He further said that the timing of the demolition should not be misunderstood.
Thwarting allegations of a political motive behind the civic body’s move, Kumar said, “It’s true I am related to the chief minister from my mother’s side, this has nothing to do with him. There is no political agenda or vendetta involved and all these are baseless allegations. I will answer them all.”
Soon after the culmination of mayor’s press conference, the entire MCG machinery swung into action. The authorities also claimed since the time he has joined office, he has already cleared tenders worth Rs 27 crore.
A senior official had been quoted as saying, “He has already cleared and allotted 30 projects. It is the finance committee headed by the mayor that’s holding up development work. At least five projects are still awaiting the committee’s nod.”
When asked what will be his response when the mayor and other councillors are threatening a sit-in outside his office on Monday, Kumar said he will do what Arvind Kejriwal did. “I too will sit join their dharna. If required I will carry out my work sitting alongside them. I’m not going to give into these pressure tactics,” he said.
Source: The Times of India
Arvind Kejriwal, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Civic body, dharna, Gurgaon MP, Haryana, Mayor, MCG, Rao Inderjit Singh, Yashpal Batra
