Wearing neck tie or putting lipsticks is not smartness-CPI

Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 3:43 P CPI criticized statement of Chief Secretary

Ludhiana: 1st June 2016: (Punjab screen Bureau):

Reacting to the statements by the Chief Secretary Shri Sarvesh Kaushal, the Communist Party of India has said that this is just a beautification plan to suit the needs of the rich and the affluent. Day to day requirements of the middle and poor sections have been completely ignored. Com Kartar singh Bowani-distt. Secretary, Dr Arun Mitra and Com D P Maur Asstt. Secretaries, Com Ramesh Ratan CitySecretary and Com Gurnam Sidhu Asstt City Secretary have said that just by wearing neck tie or putting lipsticks and no person becomes smart. Real smartness lies in the body and soul of the person. Similarly a city where lakhs have no place to live and are staying in sub human conditions devoid of fresh air, clean water supply or sewerage facilities and for them quality education and health care is just a dream how can we call the city smart. Middle classes have been agitating against exorbitant charges by the schools for quite some time because they feel that they will not be able to provide their wards such care; but no mention has been made of this. No mention is there about how to get back large pieces of government land illegally occupied by the antisocial elements. There is not a single line about play grounds for the children. People of the city have been agitating for upgrading the civil hospital to make it at par with good institutions providing tertiary health care and CPI has held several demonstrations for that, but there is no mention about that. The vendors who provide day to day service to the middle and poor sections have not been allotted the vending zones even though it is mandatory as per the act of the Parliament, but there is no mention of this in Smart city discourse byte Chief Secretary. Small scale entrepneurs and small scale industry  are reeling under difficult times, but there is no talk about them.  There is no mention about cleaning of the Buddha Nalla in it. This is another dream of the Punjab government under the directions of the Prime Minster Mody like the one of Achhe Din on which crores of rupees will be wasted.