Swachh Bharat: MCD's cleanliness drive for publicity, says Congress

NEW DELHI: Terming it as a "publicity stunt", Congress today lashed out at the BJP-ruled municipal corporation of Delhi over the cleanliness drive launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.

Criticising the corporation for doing the cleaning for photos, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief spokesperson Mukesh Sharma today said there were several parts in the city where the cleanliness drive had not been launched.

"BJP-ruled MCD has not been cleaning the city for several years. Why have they now woken up now? They are doing cleaning for just getting publicity and photos," Sharma said.

"There are so many areas in the national capital where people have to face a problem of dirt everyday. In several parts of west Delhi, this drive was not launched," he said.

Sharma also hit out at the corporation for "allowing" hoardings on public property in violation of the law. "There are several hoardings placed on electricity poles and other public properties for PM's cleanliness drive... without permission from MCD, which is clear violation of law. But civic bodies are doing nothing in this regard," Sharma added.