NCP executive president Supriya Sule expressed on Monday that Pune residents are suffering due to the absence of an elected body. She mentioned that the ruling BJP-led alliance had failed to resolve issues related to civic elections in the state, which have been delayed by around two years.
“The five-year term of the elected civic body of the PMC (Pune Municipal Corporation) was over in 2022 and it will be two years now without an elected body in the city. It is unfortunate that there have been no elections for the last two years, because of which common people are suffering, with civic issues not getting resolved,” said the Baramati MP.
Sule highlighted issues related to water, road infrastructure, and garbage disposal in the PMC area that falls under the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency. “I have been reviewing the civic issues every month but there is hardly any improvement. The water issue is serious in some parts, while the traffic issue is deteriorating on some city roads. Garbage is not collected regularly in some parts of the city and the system has collapsed,” she stated.
The NCP leader then criticized the state government for spending large amounts of taxpayer money to organize an event called Shasan Aplya Daari. “The money spent on the event can be used for the welfare of citizens and meet their needs. The chief minister should do the work he is supposed to do and not the work that can be done by government staff at the local level,” she added.
Furthermore, Supriya Sule expressed her approval of the Supreme Court decision to send back all the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case back to jail. “We are thankful to the Supreme Court for the order in the sensitive case. It was insensitive behavior in which the convicts’ release from jail was celebrated with a felicitation and the distribution of sweets,” she concluded.