The Times of India 23.08.2012
Lal dora out of today’s Gurgaon municipality house meet agenda
GURGAON: The tussle
between the mayor and the executive wing of the MCG has again come to
the forefront with the latter refusing to include an issue raised by the
mayor in the final agenda that has been prepared for Thursday’s house
meeting.
The mayor had asked the municipal corporation officials to include the lal dora
issue in the agenda so that it can be discussed and if needed, a
proposal can be passed in the House meeting and further send to the
state government for necessary approvals.
However, according to
sources, the MCG authorities decided not to include the matter in the
agenda. Sources say that this was deliberately done as the lal dora is a
controversial subject.
“The lal dora is a highly debatable
topic and not many are sure about the legality of houses located in and
around this area. While the municipal act seems to suggest that some
houses and commercial establishments are illegal as their building plans
have not been sanctioned by the MCG, others claim they should not be
treated illegal as they were built on panchayat land. It has been
noticed that the officials harass these residents claiming their houses
are built illegally. Therefore the mayor wanted to have a debate in the
House on this topic. However, the MCG officials seem to be skeptical
about including the topic in the agenda,” said a source.
MCG
officials though seem to suggest that the item could not be included as
the agenda was finalized before the mayor suggested the issue. They say
they will include it in the next House meeting and claim the mayor can
call for a debate in the House meeting on Thursday even if the item is
not there in the agenda.
“I am not sure why the lal dora has
not been included in the agenda. One thing is for sure that the MCG
officials keep sending notices of demolition to these helpless residents
whose houses and commercial buildings are located in and around the lal
dora area. I will take up the issue in the House meeting on Thursday,”
said mayor Vimal Yadav.
