Sonia Gandhi, Smriti Irani in NDMC’s list of defaulters
19 March 2015 11:53 PM GMT
The high and mighty figure on the list of utility bill defaulters of the New Delhi Municipal Council. Congress President Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and H D Devegowda, Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Najma Heptullah are among over 300 MPS who have uncleared utility bills.
Others who figure in the list of electricity and water bill defaulters, which has been made public by NDMC, are former Union Minister Jainarain Prasad Nishad, L K Advani, Digvijay Singh and Jagdish Tytler.
In the list of dues pending upto December 2014 billing cycle, 166 MPs from Lok Sabha and 151 MPs of Rajya Sabha have figured. Nishad, Devegowda and Telangana CM K Chandrashekhra Rao top the list with their outstanding bills running into lakhs. While Nishad owes the NDMC Rs 18.47 lakh, Devegowda and Rao owe Rs 1.49 and 1.27 lakh respectively.
While former Prime Minister Singh owes Rs 22,934, the dues of Gandhi and Jairam Ramesh are a measly Rs 193.68 and Rs 206. Digvijay Singh is yet to pay Rs 25,484, Jagdambika Pal-Rs 30,953, Paswan-Rs 49,464, Shashi Tharoor-Rs 7,374 and Advani Rs 3311. Union Ministers Irani and Heptullah have dues of Rs 12,934 and Rs 1,627 pending against them.
Amar Singh, Moti Lal Vora, Rajpal Singh Saini, Palvai Govardhan Reddy and Birender Singh owe Rs 1.47 lakh, 1.31 lakh, Rs 76,934 and Rs 68,134 to the civic body respectively.
“NDMC has written to CPWD and Housing Committees to clear the dues of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs. The utility bills of any person holding a constitutional post is paid by CPWD while the electricity and water bills for MPS’ residences are deducted from their salaries,” a senior NDMC official said. “We have sent notices earlier too reminding of the dues,” he added.
The official, however, did not comment on whether the civic body is mulling any action like discontinuing the power or water supply against the defaulters.
Others who figure in the list of electricity and water bill defaulters, which has been made public by NDMC, are former Union Minister Jainarain Prasad Nishad, L K Advani, Digvijay Singh and Jagdish Tytler.
In the list of dues pending upto December 2014 billing cycle, 166 MPs from Lok Sabha and 151 MPs of Rajya Sabha have figured. Nishad, Devegowda and Telangana CM K Chandrashekhra Rao top the list with their outstanding bills running into lakhs. While Nishad owes the NDMC Rs 18.47 lakh, Devegowda and Rao owe Rs 1.49 and 1.27 lakh respectively.
While former Prime Minister Singh owes Rs 22,934, the dues of Gandhi and Jairam Ramesh are a measly Rs 193.68 and Rs 206. Digvijay Singh is yet to pay Rs 25,484, Jagdambika Pal-Rs 30,953, Paswan-Rs 49,464, Shashi Tharoor-Rs 7,374 and Advani Rs 3311. Union Ministers Irani and Heptullah have dues of Rs 12,934 and Rs 1,627 pending against them.
Amar Singh, Moti Lal Vora, Rajpal Singh Saini, Palvai Govardhan Reddy and Birender Singh owe Rs 1.47 lakh, 1.31 lakh, Rs 76,934 and Rs 68,134 to the civic body respectively.
“NDMC has written to CPWD and Housing Committees to clear the dues of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs. The utility bills of any person holding a constitutional post is paid by CPWD while the electricity and water bills for MPS’ residences are deducted from their salaries,” a senior NDMC official said. “We have sent notices earlier too reminding of the dues,” he added.
The official, however, did not comment on whether the civic body is mulling any action like discontinuing the power or water supply against the defaulters.
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