With elections approaching in the national Capital, the public representatives are going ‘all out’ to woo the voters. All BJP councillors have been asked by the party leadership to hold chaupals under a tree or at street corners in their wards in the run up to the elections. The meetings, to be held twice a week, aim at reaching out to the voters. A brainchild of Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel, the initiative will start from June 1; preparations for which are underway. The party has named the initiative as ‘Janata Adalat’.
“The message is clear. We aim to reach out to the voters; they do not need to come to us. Apart from meeting public at their offices and residences, all councillors have been asked to hold meetings under trees or at a fixed street corner in their respective wards. The meetings will be held twice every week,” Goel said. In Janata Adalat, emphasis will be on addressing the grievances pertaining to sanitation besides complaints of street lights, parks and other basic amenities.
The modalities for the Janata Adalats are being worked out. “It will be mandatory for all councillors to listen to the grievances of their voters in their wards. A suitable location in each of the wards is being identified where the public representatives will meet people. A list will be prepared that will contain the address of the meeting venue and mobile numbers of the councillors. Two days in a week will be fixed for the public hearings,” the BJP president said adding this will send across a positive message among the voters. All necessary arrangements will be made within a week and the initiative will be launched accordingly. “Party leadership will be holding meetings at regular intervals to check the progress of these meetings and performance of the councillors,” Goel added.
The initiative also assumes significance as a number of councillors are expecting party ticket for the Assembly Polls in Delhi scheduled in November. The councillors are hopeful this time as, sources said, the party has indicated giving tickets to the councillors in the Assembly Polls. In 2008, the BJP had denied tickets to the sitting councillors. The BJP has 148 councillors in 272 wards of the three Municipal Corporations and a majority of them have been elected from rural areas where an initiative like Janata Adalat is likely to bear good results.