The Times of India    28.08.2012

CHANDIGARH: The crucial issue of cancellation of site for 136 day-market shops in Mauli Jagran
will be among the agenda of the monthly house meeting to be held on
Wednesday. The market was approved by the last term general house of the
MC and the site and other drawings were later approved by UT’s
architect wing, but the ruling Congress has now come up with the issue
that site of market is not suitable as there’s a kerosene oil pump
adjoining the site and parking lot is congested.

According to
sources in Congress, strict directions for cancellation were issued by
Madhu Bansal, wife of Congress MP Pawan Kumar Bansal. But, BJP is in the
mood to disturb the monthly house meeting by raising the point that
when everything has been approved by both MC and UT then why market is
being cancelled now after the approval of over one year.

Significantly, the point was prominently mentioned in the Independence
Day speech of city mayor in the developmental plan of the civic body and
now it’s headed for cancellation.”The former BJP councillor
wants to give maximum booths to his supporters. While there are just
138 booths, over 500 people are eligible for it as they have been
sitting there on temporary basis. Secondly, MC it’s not the MC’s job to
allot booths. Mauli Jagran has around 35,000 votes that play crucial
role during parliamentary polls, scheduled to be held in 2014,” said a
senior Congress leader.BJP councillor Arun Sood said, “We will
oppose the cancellation. We have also requested to nominated councillor
and BSP to not support Congress on this.”