JDU workers move door to door, raise development issues

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 29

National general secretary of the Janta Dal (U) and in charge Delhi Sanjay Jha released its fourth list of candidates, saying that all candidates have started moving door to door and promised that if the party is voted to power in the Municipal Corporations of Delhi elections, it would do development work in the city. Its leaders will follow the development agenda of party supremo and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

He said JD(U) candidate from Okhla Razia Bano is a woman of action. A former taekwondo national champion, she is determined to start an institute for girls in her constituency to teach them skills related to self-defence. “In Sarita Vihar, cases of eve-teasing are rampant and girls feel insecure in this area. And, the police are not doing anything about it. In fact, they have shamelessly said that girls must take responsibility of their own safety.”

According to Razia, the other pressing issue is the filth that one finds lying all across Okhla. Most of the drains are choked and sewage water is often seen entering the homes of the residents. Almost the entire constituency has become a huge breeding ground for mosquitoes. People have earlier complained to city councillors, but all their complains have simply fallen on deaf ears.

Razia is going door to door, discussing these issues with the people of her constituency. “In the MCD school in Okhla Vihar, children of class V are not able to identify basic vowels – such is the pathetic condition of education in these schools. There are no play schools for children, which is again a matter of concern, especially for working women. People residing in Lower Income Group (LIG) flats had been promised clean drinking water, but unfortunately nothing has moved. So, it’s high time for change’’, she explained.