Poor sanitation facilities, encroachment and illegal parking are among the issues the BJP and the Congress are highlighting during their poll campaigns to attack the ruling AAP in West Delhi's Hari Nagar assembly constituency.
The BJP has fielded Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga and the Congress, Surender Sethi to take on Aam Aadmi Party's Raj Kumari Dhillon in the constituency, which goes to polls on February 8 along with the other 69 assembly seats of the national capital.
The constituency, which the AAP eyes to retain, mainly comprises middle-class households, concentrated in Janakpuri, and has a large population of migrant workers living in the Mayapuri Industrial Area.
While Bagga has announced to install a smog tower to reduce pollution, Dhillon is focusing on door-to-door campaigning to garner votes for the Congress.
"The issues that are handled by MCDs are definitely in a mess. But we must remember who has control of MCDs and the BJP government is at the Centre also. Why don't they address these issues?
Bagga's election campaign song "Bagga Bagga har Jagah" has gone viral on social media and
Residents say that the government of the day must take steps to illegal parking, poor drainage and petty crimes are major issues that the government of the day needs to
Rani Devi (52), a domestic help and a resident of Mayapuri, said, "Sanitation facilities are extremely poor. The drainage system is in a mess and sewers overflow every now and then. If it rains, the situation worsens."
Claiming that the area is infamous for "petty crimes", businessman Maninder Ahuja said, "You can hardly see any police patrolling. Snatching and harassment are prevalent."