L-G Jung asked to improve condition of night shelters
22 Nov 2014 4:15 AM IST
The Delhi BJP on Thursday visited night shelters situated at ISBT, Ajmeri Gate Chowk, Nehru Place, Gole Dankhana, Sultanpuri, Mangolpuri, Rohini and Patparganj and found that the arrangements were not at all satisfactory. Later, they wrote a letter to the Lieutenant-Governor (LG) Najeeb Jung seeking his attention towards the condition of these night shelters and demanding improvements.
In the letter, BJP state president Satish Upadhyay said that it is very regrettable that in spite of strict directions from the High Court between 2012 to 2014, during the tenure of the then Congress and AAP governments and bureaucrats respectively, the condition of these night shelters have become bad to worse. He said that the visiting team of Delhi BJP found that most of the night shelters either did not have toilets or are very dirty and cannot be used. There is an urgent need to work for the improvement of these night shelters.
In the Nehru Place night shelter, the BJP team found that a particular community had converted the night shelter into their 24 hour house and installed make shift ovens. There was no water supply in the toilets and the entire nearby park has turned into a toilet for them due to which local people are very agitated.
The BJP team received complaints at RML Hospital and Gurdwara Bangla Sahib night shelters that those staying there have to shell out money.
In the letter, BJP state president Satish Upadhyay said that it is very regrettable that in spite of strict directions from the High Court between 2012 to 2014, during the tenure of the then Congress and AAP governments and bureaucrats respectively, the condition of these night shelters have become bad to worse. He said that the visiting team of Delhi BJP found that most of the night shelters either did not have toilets or are very dirty and cannot be used. There is an urgent need to work for the improvement of these night shelters.
In the Nehru Place night shelter, the BJP team found that a particular community had converted the night shelter into their 24 hour house and installed make shift ovens. There was no water supply in the toilets and the entire nearby park has turned into a toilet for them due to which local people are very agitated.
The BJP team received complaints at RML Hospital and Gurdwara Bangla Sahib night shelters that those staying there have to shell out money.
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