Delhi Congress vice president and former MLA Jai Kishan expressed grief over the demise of former Delhi PWD minister Dr Ashok Kumar Walia who is known as ‘flyoverman’ during the 15 years Congress regime in Delhi. Jai Kishan who used to say “Daddy’ to Walia said that Waliaji has played a major role in development of resettlement colonies in Delhi. “ I will miss him. Daddyji will be remembered for centuries as Vikas Purush ”, he said. As Health Minister, he opened 21 new hospitals, including 5 specialized hospitals, he opened 364 dispensaries keeping primary health in mind.
“As a PWD minister, he constructed five universities, 6 deemed universities, 22 colleges for general education and 23 colleges for professional education during his tenure. As PWD Minister in Delhi, he did all the work including 65 flyovers, 60 foot over bridges / subways, 6240 km of roads,” he said.