Kaplan Herald: Noida: Sunday, February 11, 2018.
At a time
when All India RWAs under the banner of Confederation of All Residents Welfare
Associations (CARWA) held a meeting on Wednesday in the city to reiterate its
demand for legal representation in authority/municipal board of their
respective states, comes with a response that no elected representatives
(MLA/MP) nor a nominated member of the society (RWAs/residents) is allowed to
sit in any board / internal meetings of the authority as there‘s no provision
for the same in authority board. The authority‘s response came in reply to an
(a copy of which is with TOI) filed by advocate Ranjan , a local citizen asking
whether public representative or nominated member can participate in authority
meeting held to decide policies for the city.
Tomar filed
the said RTI (number 21219) on Dec 28, 2017 to which authority replied on Jan
29, 2018 and received by Tomar on Thursday (Feb 8).
“The
authority‘s response to my RTI (number 21219) clearly states that Noida
citizens, be it elected representatives (MP/MLAs) nor a nominated member of the
society (RWAs/residents), have any right to sit in meetings of Noida Authority
wherein the future of Noida is discussed,” said Tomar who adds that there are
81 villages in and around Noida, apart from its many residential sectors. “How
can there be no public representatives, legislators, MPs‘ participation in
authority board meeting?” questions Tomar.
According to
Tomar, “the said rule makes authority work like a private limited company while
deciding the future master plans of the city and how to administer it. There is
no local body, no elected representatives MLA, MP from G B Nagar in its
planning or development process. In plain terms this is undemocratic,” said
Tomar who has filed earlier RTIs on important issues concerning residents
welfare.
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