Demanding better facilities for the residents of unauthorised colonies, the Delhi Assembly on Friday passed private members’ resolutions, which include providing basic amenities to unauthorised colonies for regularisation and transferring Delhi Development Authority to the Delhi Government.Taking up the issue of illegal constructions and unauthorised colonies on the fourth day of the Session, AAP MlA Colonel Devinder Sehrawat urged the Government to regularise the unauthorised colonies immediatelyA resolution calling for regularisation of illegal colonies was moved by BJP MlA Jagdish Pradhan. While moving the resolution, the BJP MlA applauded the fact that the issue of unauthorised colonies was taken up by AAP MlAs.
Highlighting the menace of increasing illegal constructions, Pradhan demanded amenities in unauthorised colonies for regularisation. “If a person wants to construct a building or a house, he needs to fill pockets of a number of people to make it happen,” he said.Participating in the discussion, Seemapuri MlA Rajender Pal Gautam said, “People have migrated to Delhi in a bid to get jobs and settle down. Unauthorised colonies have only been the focus of politics to get a vote bank. We urge the civic bodies to make a layout.”
Another resolution that was passed involves the Delhi Development Authority be transferred to the Delhi Government immediately. During the session, AAP MlAs highlighted that DDA in itself is not aware about all the areas where it owns the land. This resolution was moved AAP MlA Sanjeev Jha.“DDA has not done its own work properly. DDA is solely responsible for the condition of unauthorised colonies,” Sanjeev Jha said.During the session, the MlAs also highlighted that DDA be transferred to the Delhi Government immediately to ensure proper functioning of the Delhi Development Authority.