Jagran correspondent, Bareilly. The meeting of the committee formed on Friday to remove the anomalies in the shops renaming policy of the Municipal Corporation was marred by uproar. Committee member and councilor Rajesh Aggarwal got angry when the committee chairman and Additional Municipal Commissioner said that the discussion could not be held as the matter was pending in the court. Said that the authorities are not showing even the slightest seriousness in providing relief to the traders.
On this, the Additional Municipal Commissioner rejected the allegation and said that the matter was related to the court and referred to the decision to be taken soon after brainstorming as per legal advice. But, after this the committee adjourned the further meeting without taking any decision.
A committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Additional Municipal Commissioner Shashi Bhushan Rai regarding the transfer and determination of rent of municipal shops on behalf of the Municipal Corporation Board. A meeting was called on Friday regarding this. Councilor Rajesh Aggarwal informed in the meeting that in the auction to be held on Monday, the government price has been fixed at Rs 2,22,900 as premium for a 14.15 meter shop situated in front of Premnagar police station and Rs 4,458 per month has been fixed as rent, whereas due to the wrong policy of inviting shopkeepers who have been in business for years, such a big shop has been priced at Rs 3,00,688 as market premium and rent. 6,013 per month which is impractical for old tenants.
Similarly, in September, a 16.35 meter shop in front of the Duda office in the east has been allotted a premium of Rs 4,10,000 and a rent of Rs 7,766 per month, whereas if the old shopkeeper changes his name in the Civil Line area, then he will have to pay Rs 5,10,950 as premium and Rs 10,219 as rent.
Rajesh Aggarwal boycotted the meeting and said that there is no benefit from such meetings where the responsible people are already sitting. The members of the meeting were Environmental Engineer Rajiv Rathi, Chief Assessing Officer PK Dubey, Councilor Chhangamal Maurya, Gaurav Saxena, Mukesh Singhal, Revenue in-charge and other officers and members.