Smart City Scheme has actually become a Scam due to Corrupt Administration of BJP Rulers who Failed to Provide Basic Amenities to the Citizens by Showing Dream of a Smart City. Manish Doshi Media Convener and Spokesman of GPCC Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee Demand an investigation into the Scam of Crores of Rupees in the Smart City Project. Doshi said that even though Crores of Rupees have been Spent on Basic Amenities including Water, Sewage, Roads are in a very pathetic condition.
Smart City “Scheme” has actually been turned into a “Scam” by BJP rulers. There is a complete Lack of Proper Planning even for Rain Water Disposal in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Gandhinagar and Dahod Smart Cities.
In Smart Cities, are full of Potholes. Due to Corrupt BJP Rulers, it seems that Horrible Roads Full of Ditches have become Identity of Smart City. It has been 10 years since the Smart City Scheme was implemented, in fact, these 10 years have been Proven to be a Scam by BJP Rulers.
Six cities including Ahmedabad have received a Huge Money worth Rs 20,000 Crores under the Smart City Mission for various Projects. Most of the projects have not Turn Out to be Useful for Public Facilitation. For the Last 20 years, Man-made floods of Vadodara and Surat under the rule of Municipal Corporations are Smart Gifts of BJP Rulers to Citizens.
In Smart City, Unruly Corruption, Illegal Construction, Looting in the Name of Tax have become the Real Condition of Urban Area. Although many Problems including Potholes, Waterlogging are Not Visible in the CCTV of Smart City Control Room, the CCTV network has become a Hub for Looting of Urban Citizens by Using Smart Devices to Collect Arbitrary Fines from Urban Citizens in the Name of Helmets/Seatbelts compliance.
Ahmedabad has a Budget of Rs 15,502 crores, Vadodara has a Budget of Rs 5,558 crores, Surat has a Budget of Rs 10,000 crores, Rajkot has a budget of Rs 3,118 crores and Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation has a budget of Rs 745 crores.
The 5 Metropolitan Cities that are Planned to be Developed as Smart Cities have an Annual Budget Provision of Rs 40,000 crores. However, the 5 Metropolitan Cities are Facing Problems of Public Transport, Timely getting of Clean Drinking Water, Street Lights, Illegal Construction, Frequent Sewage Pumping, Dirt Everywhere, Increasing Tax Bills, Bullish Administration, Traffic Jam, Parking Problems.
Congress party is demanding that “CAG Comptroller and Auditor General” Investigate in which Treasury the Budget of Crores of Rupees is being Spent in a Smart Manner.
