Public lauds Mayor Rajinder Sharma’s work especially anti-corruption, anti-polythene campaign

Another year to ‘Mayor for a Year’ demanded as he gave ‘new directions to work culture’

STATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: Jammu Mayor Rajinder Sharma on Friday said that facilities in Jammu city have improved and increased during tenure of the present elected Urban Local Body especially in the last one year.
“While budget of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) was Rs. 25 crore for the all 75 wards, it has now been increased to Rs. 168 crores which in itself speaks how much facilities might have been increased,” he said while addressing a gathering of Jammu people, Municipal Councillors and media personnel during a programme christened as ‘Mayor For A Year’ at Convention Centre Jammu.
“Earlier the Capex budget allocation used to be done in the month of August but this time with our hard efforts the budgetary funds were released in the month of May only giving us ample time to carry on developmental activities in the city,” Sharma maintained, lauding the Councillors, JMC officers and officials besides the public of Jammu for support in achieving all these endeavours.
He also mentioned about the recently held successful anti-polythene campaign which involved students of schools, colleges and universities besides other people of Jammu
Mayor further talked about the ongoing anti-corruption campaign under the banner of ‘Imandar Jammu, Shandar Jammu’ and said that he was very much excited by the public support to the move.
Specially mentioning about Government Women College Gandhi Nagar, he said that students of the College visited him and sought information about the working of the Urban Local Body.
“Whatever I knew I told them and they addressed Students Parliament in New Delhi which fetched them second prize at all India level,” Mayor Rajinder Sharma said.
Gold Medalist Sheetal Devi of Kishtwar, armless girl who excelled in Archery at international level also found mention in Mayor’s speech wherein Sharma termed her “Arjun who shoots arrow by her feet”.
The grand function started and ended with recitation of national anthem and the Mayor also took questions from reporters.
While answering to one such question he said that as the work on electrical crematorium and crematorium will start soon while improvements on other crematoriums in Jammu have been done to a large extent.
On developments on parking scam which was unearthed by Mayor Sharma himself, he said that contract of the contractor concerned was cancelled and Rs. 25 lakh fine was received from him.
The Mayor also voiced for political reorientation in the country and making efforts for freedom from political corruption.
He reiterated for voting to an educated candidate as public representative who must have proper knowhow about administrative matters.
A documentary highlighting various achievements of the JMC under the leadership of Mayor Rajinder Sharma was also shown on this occasion.
While the documentary was showcasing the incident wherein the helmsman of Urban Local Body during a routine visit at Jogi Gate-oldest crematorium of J&K, found unclaimed ashes of many deceased persons lying there for years and he promptly acted and immersed them in the holy waters of Devika in Purmandal. The entire gathering in the spacious hall of the convention centre lauded the human gesture of the Mayor by loud claps.
Among other things, the documentary also showcased the development wherein the Mayor Rajinder Sharma got 535 contractual employees of JMC regularised fulfilling their long pending demand.
Many from the gathering voiced for extension of tenure of the Mayor for another one year.
“Mayor Rajinder Sharma should be given one more year as our city needs more works which only he can do honestly,” Ex-Councillor and NC leader, Rashida Begum said and she appealed to the PM Modi in this regard.
Many others said that the Mayor gave new direction to the work culture and maintained dignity, integrity and administrative control of his position in a brilliant manner.