A day after BJP released a chargesheet against Congress candidate and local MP Pawan Kumar Bansal, the Chandigarh Congress hits back at BJP on Tuesday.
Chandigarh Congress demanded probe into the role of BJP leaders in the allotment of tender to a private firm for operation of public toilets in Chandigarh. Senior Congress leaders said that the names of those involved in the scam should be revealed.
The CBI has registered a preliminary inquiry into the allotment of Rs4.5 crore tender to a private firm for operation and maintenance of 86 public toilets in 2007. Senior officials with the then municipal corporation, including former MC Chief Engineer’s name, has reportedly cropped up in the case. Some officials with the company allotted the tender Selvel Media Service Private limited are also under scanner, said the party leaders.
BSP vice-president ram sumer Maurya joins Congress
In a major setback to the Chandigarh BSP, its vice-president and a former councillor, Ram Sumer Maurya, who is also the covering candidate of Jannat Jahan joined the Congress. The BSP leader joined the party in the presence of Congress candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal and Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee (CTCC) president BB Bahl.
Sr dy mayor Heera Negi goes door-to-door seeking support for bjp’s Kirron Kher
To strengthen its bond with the people, the BJP carried out a padyatra in Sector 46. Senior Deputy Mayor, Heera Negi joined the campaign and went door-to-door. She appealed to the people to vote for BJP’s candidate Kirron Kher. She added that if people want to bring good governance in the country then they should vote for a candidate with clean image like Narendra Modi who cherishes the dream to make India, a superpower.
BSP’s Jannat Jahan campaigns in dhanas, sector 44
BSP candidate Jannat Jahan campaigned in Dhanas and Sector 44 market on Tuesday. She also conducted door to door campaigning and requested the people to vote for BSP and requested them to make sure that the party wins. Addressing the people she said that the city people have already given 15 years to Congress but every time Congress has failed so the people should give 5 years to BSP now.