Governor is rejecting our agendas of free water and parking without even considering it, Governor’s attitude is very unfortunate and disappointing: Kuldeep Kumar

We’re giving free water to the people of Delhi, we’re capable of implementing it here too but they don’t want us to do public welfare works: Kuldeep Kumar

Chandigarh, March 13

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chandigarh slammed the Governor for his recent remarks about free water and free parking facility in Chandigarh and said that it is very disappointing that he didn’t even consider the files before rejecting them.

Mayor Unveils Public Welfare Initiatives Amidst Controversy

Addressing a press conference from the party office in Chandigarh on Wednesday, Chandigarh Mayor Kuldeep Kumar announced that just two days ago, the party held a press conference and informed the public that free parking facility and 20,000 liters of free water would be provided to the people in Chandigarh.  This decision of ours received a lot of love from the public as it came as a great financial relief for the common people. We hoped that the local secretary of government and the governor would approve such public welfare decisions without any issue. We anticipate official approval soon.

He said that but it is very unfortunate that the BJP’s nominated people do not like the decisions taken in public interest. Without even seeing the files of these agendas and without discussing anything, it is sad that he didn’t even see the need to discuss such important public matters before commenting on them.

Mayor Criticizes Governor’s Authoritarian Stance

The mayor added that this dictatorial attitude of the governor is not even surprising. He just flatly refused to even think about the matter because BJP’s nominated governor has no respect for the elected representatives of the people. Due to the dictatorial nature of the Bharatiya Janata Party their leaders are unable to show any respect towards our democracy and elected representatives.

He said that on the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, LG in Delhi stops the files of public interest works of the Arvind Kejriwal government there. But we are giving free water in Delhi. If it is possible in Delhi to give free water to such large population then it is totally possible in Chandigarh too. We have a proper plan but the governor is rejecting it Eve before the file reaches his table. This shows how public welfare works trouble them.

The Double Standard: Lavish Spending vs. Neglected Public Welfare

He said that they spend crores of rupees on functions, on hosting the central ministers, on facilities to the governor and MP Chandigarh but when it comes to facilitating the common people suddenly they have no money. He added that they burden the common people with all kinds of taxes and fees then enjoy luxurious lifestyle on that money.

Mayor  said that these people (BJP) are only focused on the profit of their capitalist friends. They want to give huge financial benefits to these friends by burdening the common people with paid parking facility. They do not even want to discuss the interest of the general public. The speaker highlighted that some selected individuals pocket the money collected from paid parkings, rather than utilizing it for development or public welfare. He emphasized that their concern isn’t about Chandigarh’s revenue; rather, they object to the fact that the money will no longer go into the pockets of their friends.

In this press conference AAP Chandigarh incharge Dr Sunny Ahluwalia, Chandigarh Congress President HS Lucky, AAP Councillor Yogesh Dhingra and Congress Councillor Gurpreet Singh were also present with the Mayor.