Delhi High Court in its latest judgement intends to stop all non-essential, discretionary expenses of the three municipal corporations here, including the perks of councillors and senior officers, "living like lords".
A city’s health is measured by the quality of civic services provided by local bodies. Sadly, India's national capital suffers from acute municipal decay.
The three Municipal commissioners of Delhi, chief engineers and their subordinates, must be publicly indicted for dereliction of duties. MCDs corrupt top officers , engineers in cahoots with the local police, perpetuate encroachments on public land by illegally charging hefty bribes ( haftas). There is no practice of responding to public complaints, let alone, redressing public grievances.
This is the scenario in the national capital. Position in States is far more appalling. Nothing moves without coercive or collusive bribes. Absence of raids by anti-corruption agencies on illegal wealth of officers, further embolden the defaulters.
Office of LG, Delhi is powerless , toothless, even gumless. A burden on public exchequer. He merely follows instructions of MHA- passively watching, looking at,or listening to things rather than doing things.
The Delhiites continue to suffer stoically, in silence. PM’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan takes a hit!
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