Panchkula Municipal Corporation elections: Congress releases 20-point manifesto, promises all-round development
The manifesto focuses on all-round development of Panchkula by improving basic amenities for all sections of society. Updated: December 23, 2020 9:58:11 am
Panchkula Congress released its party manifesto for Panchkula MC election on Tuesday, December 22 2020. (Express photo by Jaipal Singh)
Congress mayoral candidate Upinder Kaur Ahluwalia and former deputy chief minister Chander Mohan Tuesday released a 20-point manifesto of Congress for Panchkula Municipal Corporation elections.
The manifesto focuses on all-round development of Panchkula by improving basic amenities for all sections of society.
The manifesto mentions management of health and hygiene keeping in mind Covid pandemic as first focus will be to control the disease effectively.
BJP mayoral candidate Kulbhushan Goyal during his election campaign in Panchkula on Friday. (Express photo)
Congress Mayoral candidate from Panchkula Municipal Corporation elections Upinder Kaur Ahluwalia on Friday hit out at the BJP for claiming that she did not allow development in the city.
“In reality, it is BJP which put hurdles in the path of development rather than supporting it. Nobody could deny the development works carried out by us during our last tenure at Panchkula MC,” she said.
She further said: “Panchkula people have seen my work. We are here to serve them again.”
Talking about shifting of the garbage dumping site away from residential areas, she said that she prompted passed a resolution in the matter during her time, though however it was not executed further.
Panchkula MC elections: 32 candidates file nominations
The BJP and JJP have decided to fight the Panchkula MC elections in alliance. While 16 seats and the post of mayor have been held by the BJP, the JJP has been given four seats of councillors to contest from. December 16, 2020 10:44:16 am
Panchkula BJP Mayor candidate Kulbhushan Goyal going to file nomination on Tuesday, December 15 2020. (Express photo by Jaipal Singh)
While the nomination process for the Panchkula Municipal Corporation elections had started on December 11, it was only on Tuesday that candidates started pouring in to file their papers. As many as 32 candidates filed nominations, out of which 30 were for the post of councillor while two (from BJP) were for the post of mayor.