mcd: BJP didn’t work efficiently, under AAP rule MCD’s image will change after G20: Mayor Shelly Oberoi

Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Monday said that the AAP-led MCD is working vigorously to clean the city ahead of the G20 Summit and claimed that the poor image of people in the city’s municipal corporation during BJP’s tenure will change after of the mega event. In an interview to PTI, he asserted that the cleaning and beautification being done by the MCD ahead of the summit was “not just for the G20” and the momentum would continue.

BJP ruled the corporation for 15 years and they “provided landfill sites” in Delhi. But with AAP now in power, the corporation has “worked hard” under the leadership of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to clean the city and make it more beautiful, the mayor said.

“If the BJP had worked well, the people of Delhi would not have dumped them in the MCD,” Oberoi said.

There was no immediate reaction from the Delhi BJP.

Asked if the image of the city will change after the G20 Summit, he said, “Definitely”.

“MCD is a very important civic body in Delhi and one of the biggest corporations in the country… The image that people have of MCD under BJP rule will change after the G20 Summit,” he told PTI in the interview. The G20 Leaders’ Summit will take place from September 9 to 10 at Bharat Mandapam, the newly constructed international convention and exhibition center at Pragati Maidan. The civic body has identified and cleaned more than 11,000 garbage-prone areas and is conducting anti-larval spraying in all wards ahead of the G20 Summit, Oberoi said.

“We have deployed 12,000 workers on special duty to prepare Delhi for the G20 Summit… and they feel motivated as they are getting salaries on time and know that the MCD is under a better that rule,” he added.

Teams have been formed to clean areas adjacent to luxury hotels, tourist attractions and the city’s airport, Oberoi said, adding that Delhi is ready to welcome visitors for the summit.