Shakur Basti: A Seat With Unrepaired, Dup Up Roads, And Sanitation Points – News18
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Whereas a bit of individuals blames it on the BJP for arresting Jain and impacting the work, one other part blames it on each BJP and AAP for under indulging in preventing and never caring in regards to the points on floor.
Regardless of being a high-profile seat with a Cupboard Minister, the situation of the areas in Shakur Basti appears depressing with points together with congestion, unrepaired and dug roads and roadside dumping of rubbish. (Picture: News18)
Shakur Basti is a mixture of posh areas and unauthorised colonies. It has elected Aam Aadmi Occasion’s (AAP) Satyendar Jain for 3 consecutive phrases. Jain was additionally the cupboard minister within the Delhi authorities. Regardless of being a high-profile seat with a Cupboard Minister, the situation of the areas within the constituency appears depressing with points together with congestion, unrepaired and dug roads and roadside dumping of rubbish.
Whereas a bit of individuals blames it on the BJP for arresting Jain and impacting the work, one other part blames it on each BJP and AAP for under indulging in preventing and never caring in regards to the points on floor.
Jain lives in Saraswati Vihar. The streets round his home have been dug to put in sewer traces. Nonetheless, weeks, months and years glided by however the situation turned worse.
“Earlier, the problem was the dearth of a sewer line. Now, the lanes are dug and stay unrepaired. In lots of elements even the sewer work will not be accomplished. The work in a significant part of the realm was completed by Jain in months earlier. Then he was arrested. If that had not occurred, this work would have additionally been accomplished by now. By arresting the MLA, the BJP hampered the work within the space,” stated Santosh Mohan from C block in Saraswati Vihar.
For a store proprietor close to Sir Chotu Ram Chowk in Saraswati Vihar, the battle between the AAP and BJP will not be serving to anybody however the voters are those who’re impacted in actuality.
“I’ve not seen any good from the sort of fights between the 2 events. None of them are bothered about the actual points on floor. There may be water logging on roads even when there are not any rains. The enterprise is getting impacted as a consequence of these causes. Why will anybody come to our retailers if the drain water is flowing on the street? Who will we compensate for our loss,” Dhirender Arora, in his 50s, stated.
Just a little stroll round Mahatma Hansraj Marg is sufficient to spot the rubbish getting piled up on the street aspect, inviting cows and canine.
The Ramlila Floor in Pitampura all year long stays a dumping floor and is cleaned solely infrequently.
For Amar Baweja, a resident of Jyoti House subsequent to the bottom, the stray animals grew to become a significant challenge, even inflicting accidents. “Final month, my son bought injured on his means again residence on bicycle. Two cows have been preventing on the street and he was damage as one of many animals hit him. This has turn out to be an on a regular basis challenge,” he stated.
The realm round Shakur Basti railway station is in the same situation. Balbir Singh Sidhu Marg, the street subsequent to the railway line, resulting in the Railway Colony, isn’t just going through a rubbish challenge but additionally unlawful parking.
Kamlesh Jain, a resident of Multan Nagar, stated the street has been encroached illegally. And the little house in between automobiles is both used for a small store or rubbish dumping factors.
“Crossing the street in peak workplace hours is a nightmare. Typically it takes greater than 40 minutes to drive one kilometer. There isn’t any examine on why an entire lane on the street is encroached,” he stated.
News18 additionally visited elements of Meera Bagh, Peeragarhi and Rani Bagh and the state of affairs was no higher in these areas. In all these areas, both there have been no footpaths or have been encroached. In some locations, stalls lined the footpath whereas some individuals have been residing on them.
The Shakur Basti meeting seat falls below the North District. It has 1.56 lakh voters – 79,753 males and 76,595 ladies. It falls below the Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha.
Will Jain get elected for a fourth time period?
Jain has an attraction among the many voters within the space. His vote share has persistently improved within the final three elections held in 2013 (42 per cent), 2015 (49 per cent) and 2020 (52 per cent). He bagged greater than 51,000 votes within the final two elections.
Talking to News18 in regards to the contest from the BJP, Jain stated nobody remembers the BJP candidates and all of the votes they get is due to the occasion.
“The general public doesn’t vote for BJP primarily based on the candidate. They could not even know who the candidate was,” he stated.
Talking in regards to the work he has completed because the PWD minister, he stated ten pattern roads have been made which have been for use as fashions for all of the roads. However the work bought impacted as a consequence of his arrest.
“First it was the lockdown as a consequence of coronavirus after which it was my lockdown. I do know loads may have been completed however the delays have been there,” he stated.
Jain was among the many leaders of the AAP who went to jail. He served the longest time, shut to 2 years, in jail – first to get arrested in Might 2022 below cash laundering costs and final to step out on bail in October 2024.
“The individuals of Shakur Basti will resolve. No matter they resolve will occur,” he stated, when requested about his victory probabilities.
Jain is being challenged by BJP’s Karnail Singh, who stated that the occasion will get the blessing of the voters in Shakur Basti.
“I’ll make the constituency safer and cleaner. Individuals have understood now that if there may be anybody to carry growth to Shakur Basti, it’s the BJP,” he stated, including that he’s getting clear message from the bottom that February 5 is the date when the constituency will get aid from “AAP-da” and the double engine authorities will likely be fashioned.
A complete of 20 candidates filed their nominations, together with Satish Luthra from Congress. He contested the 2017 MCD elections from Saraswati Vihar. The candidature of 14 candidates have been accepted and to date seven have been finalised as contesting candidates.
The seat will see one impartial candidate Jugal Chawla additionally within the fray, aside from Vijay Kumar from the Bahujan Samaj Occasion.
The destiny of those candidates will likely be sealed by the voters on February 5 and the counting of the votes will likely be completed on February 8.
