Congress councillor and Leader of Opposition in North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) Mukesh Goel today favoured merger of the three civic bodies into one, which was trifurcated by his party's government in 2012, citing corruption and financial mismanagement in them.
"All three MCDs should be unified as weak leadership, financial mismanagement and corruption are responsible for this financial crisis," Goel said in a special budget meeting of the NDMC.
Re-unification of the three municipal corporations is also a demand of the striking employees of the three MCDs.
Presenting his speech on budget estimates for the financial year 2016-2017, Goel attacked the BJP leadership in the NDMC for the present crisis where employees have been forced to strike demanding their salaries and other dues.
The municipal corporation employees including a large number of sanitation workers went on strike from January 27 demanding regular payment of salaries as well as re-unification of the three corporations.
The erstwhile Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was trifurcated in 2012, by the then Sheila Dikshit-led Congress government.
The trifurcation of the civic body led to financial crunch being faced by East Delhi and North Delhi Municipal Corporations even as more prosperous South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) too has experienced the financial pinch.
