NSA anti-people, illegal: Congress

Raipur, November 20, 2012

Congress on Tuesday alleged that the government’s nagar suraj abhiyan (NSA) was anti-people and illegal. “Through NSA, the government is snatching the constitutional rights of the civic bodies which is illegal,” said PCC president Nandkumar Patel and CLP leader Ravindra Choubey.

“The Constitution of India has given both power and responsibilities to the civic bodies, but the state government has snatched financial and administrative powers from these institutions,” the duo said.

“The provisions like drinking water, road, drain, electricity, sanitation and health come under domain of civic bodies, but in past nine years these institutions could not use their give rights due to persistent interference of the government,” they added.

The termed the BJP government as major obstacle in development and welfare of the urban population. “The ruling party is simply deceiving people on the name of NSA,” they said.

“To check the BJP government’s unconstitutional activities, the Congress was compelled to launch shahar bachao abhiyan (SBA) to counter the NSA. The people too have realised that the ruling party was approaching them through NSA because of nearing assembly polls. The government resorted to NSA because it never showed conviction in addressing public grievances in past nine years,” they said.

They pointed that the government neither succeeded in providing radical facilities to people nor in implementing public-welfare schemes effectively. “The centrally-sponsored schemes too have become major source of graft for the government machinery. Consequently, the ministers and government representatives are facing public resistance during NSA,” they said.

BJP’s remarks baseless: Chhabda

Terming remarks of BJP leaders against his party on nagar suraj abhiyan (NSA) as baseless, Congress spokesperson Mahendra Chhabda on Tuesday clarified that the principal opposition never intended to do politics on NSA and its protest was genuine and in support of people. “If the government really wants to make the NSA successful then it must immediately rollback hiked power tariff and cut down property, water and integrated taxes.

Patel, Choubey in Rajnandgaon today

PCC president Nandkumar Patel and CLP leader Ravindra Choubey will lead the Congress workers in protest rally against government under party’s shahar bachao abhiyan (SBA) at Rajnandgaon on Wednesday.