Chandigarh, September 30:- A huge Congress public meeting held yesterday evening in Bapudham Colony, located in Ward No. 3, witnessed the participation of thousands of local residents, giving the atmosphere a distinctly electoral character. Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari and Chandigarh Congress President Harmohinder Singh Lucky (H.S. Lucky) were specially present at the meeting.

The huge public meeting was organised jointly with Yenki Kalia and Meenu Kalia. A large number of people from Bapudham participated in the meeting, prominently raised their local issues and expressed their resolve to keep their concerns at the centre of the upcoming Municipal Corporation elections.

Issues related to ownership rights, rights concerning houses, water, sewerage, roads, sanitation, street lights and other basic amenities were prominently raised.


“People of Bapudham Need Their Rights, Not Just Assurances” — Manish Tewari

MP Manish Tewari said that thousands of families in Bapudham had been contributing to the development of Chandigarh for years, but many of their basic problems were still awaiting resolution.

He said the issue of ownership rights was not merely a matter concerning land or houses, but was connected with the security, dignity and future of thousands of families. The administration should formulate a clear policy on the matter and resolve the long-standing concerns of the people.

Tewari said the voice of the people of Bapudham could neither be suppressed nor ignored. Raising people’s problems on appropriate platforms was the responsibility of elected representatives, and Congress would continue to discharge this responsibility with full seriousness.

He said the development of Chandigarh could be considered meaningful only when people belonging to every section and every colony of the city were provided a dignified life and basic amenities.


“Bapudham Is No Longer Just a Vote Bank, but a Strong Civil Society Raising Its Voice for Its Rights” — H.S. Lucky

Chandigarh Congress President H.S. Lucky, addressing the public meeting, said that the people of Bapudham had supported their families for years through their hard work and struggle, but even today they were waiting for answers to several questions related to their homes and basic amenities.

He said:

“The politics of remembering the people of Bapudham only during elections will no longer work. Families living here need not just assurances, but respect for their rights and a permanent solution to their problems. The issue of ownership rights is linked to the future of thousands of families, and Congress will continue to raise this voice strongly.”

H.S. Lucky said Congress was not a party that would merely turn Bapudham’s problems into election issues and leave them there. He said ownership rights, better civic amenities and a dignified life were the rights of every family, and Congress would continue to remain among the people on these issues.

He said local issues would be the most important during the upcoming Municipal Corporation elections and Congress workers would go door to door to understand people’s problems and raise them strongly before the Municipal Corporation and administration.


Several People Left BJP and Joined Congress

During the public meeting, several local people who left the BJP joined Congress in the presence of MP Manish Tewari under the leadership of Chandigarh Congress President H.S. Lucky.

Those who joined Congress included Meenu, Mithani, Jeetu, Anand, Devi Prakash, Shankar, Sunita, Shravan, Ajay, Munna, Om Prakash, Kailash and others.

Welcoming the new members, H.S. Lucky said the Congress family was continuously becoming stronger and people from different sections were joining Congress to take forward the struggle on issues concerning public welfare.

On the occasion, Rajiv Maudgil, Ajay Sharma and several other senior Congress leaders, office-bearers and workers were present.

Mandeep, Shravan Kalia, Pannu, Sahab Singh, Sonu Mehra, Manjit, Sumit, Mehtab, Javed, Vipin and Jai Singh, along with several other workers of the Congress family, played an important role in making the public meeting successful.

During the meeting, considerable enthusiasm was witnessed among local residents. Congress workers resolved to strengthen the organisation up to the booth level in view of the upcoming Municipal Corporation elections and establish contact with every family in Bapudham.

Congress leaders said that issues concerning Bapudham, various colonies of Chandigarh and ordinary citizens would be prominently raised during the upcoming Municipal Corporation elections.

Amid the large gathering and active participation of local residents at the public meeting, Congress leaders said that the Municipal Corporation election campaign would be conducted by keeping the genuine issues, rights and local problems of the people at the centre.

The meeting concluded with Congress workers and local residents resolving to further intensify the public outreach campaign in the coming days.