BJP STRONGLY
OPPOSES HIKE IN WATER CHARGES IN A BIG PUBLIC MEETING
Addressing thousands of villagers in a big public
meeting after inaugurating drainage system of 6 crore rupees in Chhawala
Village under Matiyala Assembly Constituency, BJP Delhi Pradesh President Shri
Vijender Gupta told that by increasing the water supply charges, anti-people
Delhi Government has given indications to the people of Delhi on the eve of New
Year that its agenda include economic burden on the people and filling the
Government treasury. Raising both hands, the people present in the public
meeting opposed the agenda of Government to increase water, power and sewerage
charges and raised slogans against Delhi Government. Strongly objecting to the
increase in water charges, Pradesh President warned the Government that it
should desist from anti people decisions otherwise the BJP alongwith the people
will start movement against the Government.
He told that BJP is
committed to provide basic amenities to the people of Delhi
but the Congress Government is making the life of the people of Delhi difficult by
imposing economic burdens one after another. On this occasion senior leader of
the party Sanjay Joshi, Mayor Rajni Abbi were also present. The people of Chhawala Village had been facing the problem of
water drainage since years. With the completion of this work, the environment
of the entire village will improve and people of the village will get relief
from filth.
On the eve of New Year,
Delhi Government has increased the water charges by 10 percent besides
increasing the prices of CNG and Petrol. The power bills to be served in the
month of January to the consumers will include fuel surcharge and hence the
people will have to pay 1 rupee extra for each unit consumed. With effect from
the midnight of 31st December, Government has also hiked the price
CNG by Rs. 1.75 per kg. Due to this, the price of CNG has increased to Rs. 33.75
per kg. This increase will also affect public transport.
Shri Gupta further told that
Delhi Government has failed to provide basic amenities to the 2 crores citizens
of Delhi and the Government put heavy economic burden on the people by
privatizing power and water now it is trying to supply power at 10 times higher
rate by privatizing water. The Government is gradually privatizing the work of
water supply so that the people may not feel shocked. The water bills being
served in Delhi
are being prepared in an arbitrary way because this work has been given to a
private company. The company is serving 10 times higher bills than the actual
consumption. If one complaints, nobody listens.
The people of Delhi are already
suffering from corruption and price spiral. Delhi Government has hiked the
charges of Metro parking, increased circle rates, registration fees, service
tax, VAT, sewerage charge etc. The people are already feeling additional
economic burden due to increase in the school fees. In place of curbing price
rise, the Government is continuously increasing prices of CNG, cooking gas,
kerosene, petrol, water and power charge etc. and showing its insensitive and
profiteer like character. Shri Gupta told that the people of Delhi will certainly take revenge from the
Congress in the forthcoming MCD elections, Assembly elections and Lok Sabha
elections. Government will have to pay for its misleads. The area councilor
Rajpal Shokeen thanked the people in the public meeting and told that we will
continue to work for providing basic amenities to the people.