Immediately implement recommendations of 4th Delhi Finance Commission: Delhi BJP

NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP today demanded immediate implementation of the recommendations of the 4th Delhi Finance Commission by the Arvind Kejriwal government to provide funds to the municipal corporations and alleged that it was not doing so due to political malice.

Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay also warned that party workers would take to streets alongwith the employees of the three civic bodies, who have not been paid salaries for months.

"For the last one year, we have been demanding the government to provide funds to the municipal corporations as per recommendations of the 4th DFC, but the Kejriwal dispensation due to political malice has not implemented it," he said.

Attacking Kejriwal dispensation for poor financial condition of the three BJP-ruled municipal corporations, Upadhyay said the corporations also owe Rs 2,917 crore under the 3rd Finance Commission recommendations.

"If the government fails to take immediate steps to implement 4th DFC recommendations, BJP workers and leaders will take to streets, and join with the municipal corporation employees who have been demanding salaries and other dues," Upadhyay said in a joint press conference.

Party MLA and leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta demanded the government to hold a special session of the Assembly for discussion over the issue.

He also accused the government of hampering functioning of the civic bodies.

The mayors of municipal corporations Harshdeep Malhotra (East), Subhash Arya (South) and Ravinder Gupta accused the Delhi government for poor financial conditions of the civic bodies.

"The government passed the recommendations of 4th DFC in Assembly but refrained from its implementation with a rider that it will do so after Central government implemented suggestions of the commission," said Malhotra.

The BJP leaders also demanded action against AAP minister Imran Hussain for allegations of "eve teasing" against him.

"We demand Delhi Police to take action on the complaints of eve teasing against Imran Hussain by a woman. We will hold a massive protest if police failed to take any action in this matter," BJP Mahila Morcha Kamaljeet Sehrawat said.