NEW DELHI: Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda on Thursday launched a pointy assault on the BJP-led union and Haryana authorities over worsening civic infrastructure in Gurugram, calling it a “sink metropolis” and “Koodagram.”His remarks got here throughout the query hour in Parliament, the place he raised considerations about recurring points akin to waterlogging, sewage mismanagement, and poor sanitation within the metropolis.Talking to information company ANI after the session, Hooda mentioned he had questioned the federal government concerning the deteriorating city situations in Gurugram, one among India’s main company and IT hubs. “I requested what steps are being taken to deal with critical city challenges. In response, Minister Khattar claimed no citizen is going through infrastructure-related issues and that every one city improvement schemes are underway,” mentioned the Rohtak MP.Rejecting the minister’s response, Hooda added, “the actual state of affairs is thought to the folks of Gurgaon, Haryana, and even nationally and internationally. The BJP authorities, in eleven years, has turned Millennium Metropolis right into a ‘Sink Metropolis’. As we speak, firms are rethinking their presence in Gurugram.”Hooda additional alleged that lots of the metropolis’s core infrastructure tasks had been initiated throughout the Congress tenure and that progress has stagnated beneath BJP rule.“We’re prepared for a debate on this. The federal government should settle for there’s a drawback and take corrective motion,” Hooda added.Gurugram continues to battle with seasonal flooding, visitors congestion, and waste administration, regardless of its repute as a enterprise and know-how hub.
