Cong vows RO systems, tax waivers
The Congress on Wednesday released its manifesto for the upcoming municipal elections scheduled for December 4, promising RO water purifiers for the poor, dayboarding facilities at municipal schools, and the waiver of house tax dues.
Unveiling the manifesto, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate alleged the water supplied by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was contaminated and “unfit” for regular use. “The water provided by the MCD has never been fit for regular use, forget consumption. It is extremely contaminated. Delhi Congress promises ‘Saaf Paani Wali Dilli, Sheila Dikshit Wali
Dilli’,” Shrinate said.
The Congress also promised a pollution- and garbage-free national capital by clearing landfill sites and providing better parking facilities.
Shrinate added, “Day-boarding
facilities will be started in municipal schools. This will not only empower the poor but also end child labour.”
Shrinate alleged that Delhi residents were being looted in the name of house tax and said the Congress would waive all dues if voted to power. The Congress will also halve the tax currently being levied, she added.
The party promised to clear broken sewerage lines and clogged drains to avoid stagnation of water and the spread of diseases such as dengue. It also promised to involve RWAS in the civic body and provide young people with employment opportunities.
“The Congress government (in Delhi) left behind a clean and green city with modern roads, housing complexes, hospitals and government schools. The deterioration of the city started in 2013 when the BJP and the AAP together made the MCD the ‘Most Corrupt Department’,” the Congress’ Delhi unit chief Anil Chaudhary said.