Coming up adjacent to ‘PMO’ in Varanasi, Akhilesh’s ‘CMO’

Modi’s office too attends to people’s complaints and is referred to as “Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)” by the locals.

“We have taken the premises on lease for five years. It is hardly 300 metres from Modi’s office, which is in Ravindrapuri. But unlike Modi’s office where entries are made in register to highlight them in media, we will provide relief to people,” said Satish Yadav Fauji, district president of Samajwadi Party.

Fauji is a retired air force official and was appointed as district president of SP only four months ago.

Fauji claimed that office will be inaugurated on November 22 to mark Mulayam’s birthday celebrations. “We will also distribute free bicycles during the inauguration. This office will be separate from party’s district unit office near Varuna bridge,” Fauji claimed.

SP leaders have already started publicity of their new “CMO”. Pamphlets are being distributed in Varanasi with phone numbers of the new office and its office bearers. The office will open from 11 am to 8 pm. “We are opening our own office for proper redressal of the grievances.

Every complaint will be personally attended by SP leaders and will be forwarded to concerned government office for redressal,” Fauji added.

The party has already prepared a duty chart of local leaders who will remain present at this office. Several other leaders have been given responsibility to motivate and ask people to lodge their complaints at the “CMO”. Fauji said people leaders from every community have been selected and “asked to bring people from their community”. “Everyone will be treated equally, unlike Modi’s office where only a select few are given preference,” said Fauji.

Every complaint will be documented and SP workers will approach the complainant personally to ensure that he or she is satisfied with the complaint redressal. Applications which cannot be disposed at district level will be sent to the Chief Minister’s Office at Lucknow. “People have realised that Modi’s office, which opened with much fanfare, has failed to address people’s grievances. People are disappointed and we will provide relief to them,” claimed Fauji.

State office bearers of SP claimed that the initiative has been taken by the local Varanasi unit. “We have a proper system for attending people’s grievances. A ‘jan sunwayi’ is done by CM and other ministers including Shivpal Yadav at Lucknow. At local level, district office bearers are available everyday at their office,” said Rajendra Choudhary, state spokesperson of the party.