The lack of interest in democratic process and people’s welfare is evident in the inaction of the Telugu Desam Government in the last one year. It has not only not taken any steps to conduct elections to the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation but also not made any move to draw up the laws to regulate the GVMC, Communist Party of India State assistant secretary JVV Satyanarayana Murthy said.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who claims to be committed to people’s welfare and have drawn up innovative policies has not yet been able to get his act together and get the Government to frame the laws pertaining to municipal bodies.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act was applicable to the GVMC in the undivided State and even after one year of Bifurcation it continues to be applicable. It is a shame that this Government has not even been able to draw up an Act for the GVMC and instead has issued an order on continuing laws from another State, Mr Murthy said addressing the media here on Sunday.
None of the promises made on the Floor of the Assembly in September last are being implemented. While making a statement on the selection of Tullur for State Capital region, Mr Chandrababu Naidu had promised a number of institutions to each of the other 12 districts, today all the institutions are going to be established in the six zones of the Capital Region. It is unfortunate that the Chief Minister has not bothered to keep the promise made on the floor of the House, he added.
The Government has been playing into the hands of capitalists and this is evident in the move to hand over Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences to a private player. The VIMS requires a mere Rs 30 crore to be operational and it could as well be made into a teaching hospital, CPI District secretary AJ Stalin pointed out.
