VMC is anti-poor: MLA

VADODARA, Nov 9: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Waghodia Madhu Shrivastav lambasted the Vadodara Municipal Corporation VMC for allegedly singling out poor people in the demolition drive. He has demanded action against about 20 complexes on the Waghodia Road which are in the margin and have violated building bye-laws.

Shrivastav, who came with a large number of supporters to the VMC on Monday, submitted the list of 20 complexes to Municipal Commissioner G R Aloria. When contacted Aloria said: 8220;the list will be examined on merit and action will be initiated.8221;

The MLA8217;s outburst comes a couple of days after the VMC demolished an unauthorised construction in Pratapnagar. Shrivastav had went to the site and made the operation to stop half-way alleging that the demolition was being done at the behest of some vested interests. Aloria said he had come to know about the matter at a latter stage but added that the construction was unauthorised and was falling in the margin area.