The Indian Express 24.08.2013
NDMC names MPs in list of 1,500 defaulters
– past, present, even dead — who, according to its records, have not
cleared electricity, water dues over the years.
In the list, the NDMC has named Rajnath Singh, Ajit Singh, Ambika
Soni, Sanjay Nirupam, Renuka Chowdhury, Madhu Koda, Raj Babbar, Shabana
Azmi, Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Lalu Prasad Yadav. The late Kalpnath
Rai, Madhav Rao Scindhia, Sunil Dutt and Rajesh Pilot also figure in the
list.
This is the second time that a list naming MPs and other
residents who owe money to the NDMC has been put on its website. When it
was first uploaded last year, there was such an uproar that it had to
be removed.
NDMC chairperson Jalaj Srivastava said the list is the existing
record of arrears and has been uploaded on the website so that
individuals who may have cleared their dues can inform the civic body
with proof of payment.
“If anyone has cleared the dues and if the list has not been
updated, he/she can contact us. We will have proper information on the
arrears,” Srivastava said.
In 2008, the Lok Sabha secretariat had informed the Delhi High
Court that dues from MPs were being recovered by deducting amounts from
salaries and pensions. An NDMC official said there was still some
confusion on how to recover dues from from MPs who have passed away.
