What are the consequences of having multiple agencies providing same services but reporting to different ministries and department?
Answer is very clear – No Accountability. Same has been witnessed in the recent case of MCD workers holding strike, where only MCD workers were deprived of their salaries whereas salaries of Public Works Department (PWD), Delhi Jal Board and Central Public Works Department (CPWD) workers were released on a regular basis.
Answer is very clear – No Accountability. Same has been witnessed in the recent case of MCD workers holding strike, where only MCD workers were deprived of their salaries whereas salaries of Public Works Department (PWD), Delhi Jal Board and Central Public Works Department (CPWD) workers were released on a regular basis.
It’s often said that too many cooks spoil the soup and it was proved in Delhi as there are number of civic agencies involved for sanitation as well as other public works. MCD got split into EDMC (East Delhi Municipal Corporation), NDMC (North Delhi Municipal Corporation) and SDMC (South Delhi Municipal Corporation). Employees of all the three departments’ not only seek transparency about various public works that they are engaged with but also urges for timely release of their dues.
Arvind Kejriwal, once known as a down-to-earth man of the people who did not hesitate in appearing on a national television in his trademark muffler around the neck, is now playing politics over the garbage being pile up across the city. At the times of crises, instead of supporting the municipal bodies, AAP government has not released their absolute funds.
AAP does not hesitate while it spends a huge amount of money on lifting garbage on its own. An employee from MCD said with half of the money spent on the one-day exercise being carried by AAP government, two months salaries of MCD workers would have been paid. AAP has become reluctant in releasing the funds which could help in paying the employees on strike.
Rather in the name of revenge from BJP government, AAP leaders firstly strewn garbage across the city and then started their cleanliness drive, which was again proved as a photo-op.
- Kejriwal who have failed to work in coordination and cooperation with the central agencies was held responsible for a “difficult situation” prevailing in the National Capital by the masses.
- Kejriwal, who had always blamed others for unreasonable things and had made promises to the common men (which were impossible to fulfill), is now answerable to the people of Delhi.
- Where are the 800,000 jobs, as promised by AAP government? Youth of Delhi is still without job.
- Where is the free Wi-Fi?, another false promise made by Kejriwal to the people of Delhi.
Is AAP government taking workers for granted?
If the situation persists thousands of MCD workers would be seen carrying begging bowls in their hands to draw attention to their demands. Why did not Delhi government take any action against MCDs if they think there is a salary scam? Why AAP government is determined to complicate the situation and taking the MCD workers for granted when it is eyeing upon upcoming 2017 MCD elections? Why the salaries of Aam Aadmi Party legislators been raised by 400 times?
