Congress promises to bring local bodies, MCs under anti-defection law
·Tewari says, need to stop ‘migratory birds’ subverting public mandate

CHANDIGARH, May 20: Senior Congress leader and Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) candidate from Chandigarh Manish Tewari today said that the local bodies including Municipal Corporations will be brought under the ‘anti-defection law’ to ensure that the “opportunistic migratory birds do not sabotage the popular mandate”.
Replying to a question during an informal interaction with reporters, on his promise to bring local bodies under the anti-defection laws, here today, Tewari observed that the local bodies need this law the most as in several instants the opportunistic elected representatives switch sides as there is no deterrent against such subversion and betrayal.
He pointed out, Chandigarh proved to be the worst example of how the popular mandate was stolen in broad daylight. He said, had it not been for the Supreme Court’s intervention the opportunists would have been in control of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.
In the same context, he said, that is why he has been insisting that a vote for Sanjay Tandon of the BJP will be a vote for Anil Masih, the “hangman of democracy” in Chandigarh.
Tewari said, relevant provisions of Schedule Ten of the Constitution will be amended to make provisions of Anti-defection law applicable on Municipal bodies. He said, the local/municipal bodies are the most important institutions of grass-roots governance where this law is needed as much as in the legislative bodies like the assemblies and the parliament.




AAP meeting held in Ward 30
A meeting was organised by Aam Aadmi Party leader Hardip Singh Buterla in ward number 30 and Ramesh Ahuja President Market Association-41-D. Residents from villages Badheri and Buterla, which fall in this ward, also attended the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, the INDIA bloc candidate Manish Tewari said he was touched by the active support by the AAP rank and file in his campaign.
Among others present on the occasion included AAP leader Dr Sunny Ahluwalia,Lambardar Rajinder Singh Badheri, who is also the State President All India Jat Maha Sabha Chandigarh and Comrade Joga Singh.


CPI-ML(Liberation) supports Tewari
A delegation of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (Liberation) met Tewari at his ancestral house here today. The delegation was led by the Central Committee member Kanwaljeet Singh and included secretary Lal Bahadur and others. The delegation assured its support to Tewari.