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AAP MP Kang calls GMADA ‘hub of corruption’, demands staff transfers
AAP MP Malvinder Singh Kang on Wednesday termed the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) a 'hub of corruption' and demanded the transfer of clerical staff posted in Mohali for years. Kang…
AAP MP Malvinder Singh Kang on Wednesday termed the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) a 'hub of corruption' and demanded the transfer of clerical staff posted in Mohali for years. Kang alleged selective demolition of furniture shops in Sainimajra village, claiming shopkeepers who paid bribes were spared while others faced action.
Kang said he received calls from villagers complaining that the demolition drive on Monday and Tuesday was unfair. He said he reprimanded GMADA chief administrator Sandeep Rishi, who replied the drive was carried out under high court orders. Kang urged Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to intervene.
GMADA has conducted over five demolition drives in the past four months in the furniture market along the PR-4 road. Despite previous warnings and action, shopkeepers returned within days. Kang said he would lead a protest against GMADA officials on Thursday.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The charge of selective enforcement in GMADA's demolition drives echoes a recurring pattern in Punjab's urban development authorities, where accusations of corruption and political interference surface regularly. GMADA, which handles planning and development in the Mohali region, has faced similar allegations in the past over land allotment and commercial property disputes. The affected furniture market originated after Chandigarh removed the Sector 53-54 furniture hub, pushing traders into peri-urban areas where land use rules are ambiguous. The MP's demand for staff transfers is a direct challenge to the bureaucratic status quo, but transfers require approval from the state government. The key test will be whether Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, also an AAP leader, acts on Kang's complaint or lets the matter rest with the high court order GMADA cites.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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