Patwari slams Indore BJP MLAs for ‘keeping mum' in assembly
Patwari said of the nine MLAs from Indore district, only one had asked a question during the session, but it went unanswered as the Question Hour ended before it came up.
He further said among Indore MLAs Kailash Vijayvargiya and Tulsi Silawat were ministers, and they only reply to queries and don't ask questions. MLAs Ramesh Mendola, Golu Shukla, Malini Gaud, Madhu Verma and Usha Thakur were often seen in the House, but didn't ask any question.
"Do people of Indore have no issues? Has 'Ram Rajya' descended on Indore," he asked.
Patwari, who is a former MLA from Indore himself, also referred to certain issues concerning Indore like fraud bill scam at Indore municipal corporation (IMC) involving alleged bungling of Rs 92 crore, disposal of Carbide toxic waste at Pithampur which was opposed by the people, doctors and activists of Indore, 50 per cent "commission" system prevalent at IMC under which 50 percent commission has to be paid to get a contract or bills passed at JMC, scam in smart city/Nehru Park works, Rs 10 crore alleged loss to IMC in outdoor publicity contract, charge of sexual exploitation on a BJP leader from rural Indore, alleged misuse of money and muscle power in panchayat/janpad election, misuse of MGNREGA funds, corruption in road construction and pathetic state of roads in rural Indore and asked whether they are not worth mention in the state assembly by peoples' representatives from Indore.
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