#DELHICONGRESS MAY APPROACH COURT FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT AGAINST DELHI GOVERNMENT IF AAP GOVERNMENT DOES NOT DEPOSIT MONEY FOR HOLDING MCD BYE-ELECTIONS—AJAY MAKEN.

On Mar 17, 2016

DELHI CONGRESS MAY APPROACH COURT FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT AGAINST DELHI GOVERNMENT IF AAP GOVERNMENT DOES NOT DEPOSIT MONEY FOR HOLDING MCD BYE-ELECTIONS—AJAY MAKEN.

NEW DELHI, March 16—Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Shri Ajay Maken said despite the order by the Delhi High Court, asking the Aam Aadmi Party Government in Delhi to deposit the money required for holding bye-elections to the 13 vacant wards in the Municipal Corporations of Delhi within 30 days, the Delhi Government has not complied with the order. He said though the AAP has named its candidates for the bye-elections to the 13 MCD wards, it was perhaps waiting for someone to approach the Supreme Court and get a stay order, so that the elections could be stalled.

Addressing a press conference at the DPCC office, Rajiv Bhawan here today, Shri Ajay Maken said if the money for holding the MCD bye-elections is not deposited with the Delhi Election Commission, as directed by the court, the DPCC may approach the court for contempt of court. Chief spokesperson Smt. Sharmistha Mukherjee was also present at the press conference. Shri Maken said due to the absence of elected representatives in these 13 MCD wards, development works have come to a total halt. He said the Congress party was taking the bye-election very seriously, and the Congress volunteers would make door-to-door visits in these unrepresented wards to expose the hollow promises made by the Aam Aadmi Party, none of which has been fulfilled by it. He said the people were upset with the AAP for spending crores of rupees for advertisements, which was like the “India Shining” campaign by the BJP.

Shri Ajay Maken said the Congress party will bring out separate manifestoes for each of these wards after taking the views of the local people after a 10-day door-to-door visits from March 20 to 30. “Our workers will go door-to-door to find out the problems of the people. We will not do any campaigning but ask just seven questions to the people”, he added. He said Congress workers will fan out to 683 polling boths and ex-MLAs, Municipal Councillors and former Ministers would be among those who would be deputed in 153 schools.

Shri Maken said the seven questions that would be put to the people consist of:
1. The AAP and BJP had promised to check price rise. Have prices come down?
2. AAP and BJP had promised to eradicate unemployment. Has anyone from your family got a job through the Government, and if so, then give details?
3. Have you got free Wi-Fi connectivity?
4. Has the water and sewer bill come down?
5. Is there any reduction in your power bill?
6. Has corruption come down?
7. Has the water and power supply improved?

DPCC DELEGATION UNDER SHRI AJAY MAKEN MEETS THE LT.GOVERNOR TO TAKE UP THE CASE OF DASS GRADE-2 CANDIDATES.

A DPCC delegation, under the leadership of Shri Ajay Maken, today met Lt. Governor Dr Najeeb Jung at Raj Niwas to take up the injustice being meted out to the genuinely successful DASS Grade 2 candidates. He said the Central Adminstrtive Tribunal yesterday (March 15), 2016 took cognizance of the issue of the DASS Grade 2 candidates and directed the respondents, who include the Delhi Government, that “no action whatsoever in regard to the matter at hand pending before this Tribunal shall be taken up by the respondents in any manner till the next date of hearing on 30-3-2016”. Shri Maken said despite the CAT direction, the AAP Government put in its website late last night the cancellation of the DASS Grade 2 exams. Other members of the delegation included ex-MPs Shri Sajjan Kumar and Shri Ramesh Kumar, chief spokesperson Smt. Sharmistha Mukherjee and ex-Mayor Shri Satbir Singh.

Shri Ajay Maken requested the Lt. Governor to take strict action against those responsible for wrong doings in the exams, whether they are officials or candidates, but at the same no injustice should be done to those genuinely successful candidates. He said many candidates sacrificed other jobs to prepare for the DAAS Grade 2 exams, and if they are made to sit for exams again, it would be a gross injustice to them.

Shri Maken said the Lt. Governor had promised that he would write to the Delhi Chief Minister about the issue.

SOCIAL WORKER SMT. SUDHA SINHA AND HER HUSBAND AND BJP LEADER SHRI MUKESH SINHA JOIN CONGRESS PARTY.

DPCC president Shri Ajay Maken today welcomed social worker Smt. Sudha Sinha and BJP leader and her husband Shri Mukesh Sinha to the Congress party. Former MP Shri Mahabal Mishra, ex-MLA Sumesh Shokeen and district president Om Dutt Yadav were also present. Shri Maken said Smt. Sudha Sinha and Shri Mukesh Sinha would work for strengthening the Congress party, and popularize the party’s programmes and policies among the people.

Smt. Sudha Sinha is general secretary of theFederation of Central Government Housing Society Dwarka Ltd and is also an M.Phil holder in Fine Arts from Delhi University. She had also worked with the Times of India, and is currently the editor of “Dwarka City”. Shri Mukesh Sinha was the in-charge of the Delhi BJP Co-Operative Society Cell, and a member of the Delhi BJP Working Committee.

CONGRESS OPPOSES IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL EXCISE DUTY ON GOLD AND EXTENDS ITS SUPPORT TO THE FIGHT OF THE JEWELLERS AND THE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN JEWELLERY TRADE.

Shri Ajay Maken said the Delhi Congress and the Delhi Traders Congress strongly oppose the additional excise duty imposed on jewellers, and would fully back their fight against excise duty. Shri Maken said the hike in excise duty has not only adversely affected the jewellwers, but also over one crore people involved in the jewellery trade across the country.

The Chief Reporter, Pramod Kumar
………………………New Delhi. Office Secretary