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BJP promises clean, efficient and responsive administration

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Delhi has to be made more secure and safe for everyone, says V. K. Malhotra

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Listing priorities: BJP’s chief ministerial candidate V. K. Malhotra and Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra during a press conference in the Capital on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s chief ministerial candidate for Delhi, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, has voiced serious concern over the security scenario in the Capital and vowed to provide a clean, efficient and responsive administration if his party was voted to power in the upcoming Assembly polls.

Maiden conference

At his first press conference after being named as the party’s chief ministerial candidate, Prof. Malhotra spelt out his priorities for making Delhi a better place to live. “The city has to be made more secure and safe for everyone. The law and order situation needs an immediate look-up. Every effort would be made to get Delhi upgraded as a full-fledged State with the Government having full control over the police,” he added.

He said it was also necessary for the State Government to have control over land in its territory for better administration, beautification and judicious land use, especially for the poor and deprived sections of society. “However limited the resources are, foremost priority would be given to the needs of those below the poverty line.”

One of the urgent tasks would be to regularise the unauthorised colonies and to provide basic civic amenities to slums, urban villages, rural areas and other deserving habitations, the BJP leader said.

“Delhi being the heart of the country must have the pride of place in the capitals of the world. It would be the BJP’s earnest effort to make the Capital pollution-free as also to improve its drainage system, make it a green city and implement rigid environmental laws and the court directions on emissions and ban on plastic bags.”

If voted to power, the BJP Government would take definite steps to make life easier for the inhabitants by ensuring uninterrupted power and water supply at fair and reasonable rates. “The promises made by the discoms at the time of privatisation of the Delhi Vidyut Board would be the basis for a solution to the power problem,” he added.

Prof. Malhotra said the party was deeply concerned about the security of the 15 million people residing in Delhi. “The faith of the citizens has been shaken by incidents of terrorism. We would take strong measures to check this menace and ensure safety of all people.”

“The Commonwealth Games are drawing close, but the progress of preparations is tardy. Non-completion or partial completion before the Games will cause colossal embarrassment to the country, especially to the Delhi State. The BJP will work in full gear to give the city a face-lift that would give pride to all its citizens.”

Prof. Malhotra noted that the common-man in Delhi had been facing the problem of back-breaking rise in the cost of the living, as the prices of all food items have gone up.

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