Dy Mayor Johar takes charge, holds meeting
Recently elected Deputy Mayor Prince Johar took charge at the Zone C office of the Municipal Corporation (MC) on Gill Road here on Tuesday.
Conducting a meeting with civic body officials and councillors, the Deputy Mayor stated that he would work as a bridge between the public and the civic body. The aim would be to take up development works, resolve public grievances at the earliest and work for the betterment of society at large.
MC Zonal Commissioner Gurpal Singh, Superintendent Abdul Sattar, ATP Jagdeep Singh, Atam Nagar MLA Kulwant Singh Sidhu, Senior Deputy Mayor Rakesh Prashar, late MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi’s wife Dr Sukhchain Bassi Gogi, councillors Yuvraj Singh, Sohan Singh Goga, Komal Preet, Jagmeet Singh Noni, Usha Rani, advocate Sartaj Sidhu, Kamal Kapoor, Parminder Soma and Money Bhagat were among those others present during the ceremony.
Before taking charge at the office, the Deputy Mayor and MLA Sidhu and took out a congratulatory march on Gill Road and thanked the public for their support. Thanking the public for the opportunity to serve them, Sidhu and Johar said they had already been working for the betterment of the public and this opportunity would further motivate them to resolve public grievances and ensure development in a big way.
During the meeting, IDs of councillors were also created on e-sewa portal, which has been launched by the state government. Many services are being provided online through the portal. The officials stated that the process to create IDs had been initiated from Zone C and councillors would be able to recommend/approve applications submitted by residents online.