South City 2, a posh residential locality in Gurgaon Sector 50, has not seen much development during the last two years. Insufficient police patrolling, dysfunctional streetlights, filthy drains and poorly maintained parks have been some common grouses after the reigning RWA body had been elected in 2016.
Residents had hence been demanding fresh elections to the RWA, as they did not want the tenure of the current body to be extended. The senior citizens’ forum, block presidents and other residents had put in a written request with the registrar of societies, seeking his intervention in the matter.
On Sunday, the deputy registrar of societies declared fresh elections to the residents’ welfare association. The date for elections has not been decided. IS Yadav, deputy registrar of societies, directed the reigning RWA president to conduct the fresh elections in accordance with the by-laws. “I am travelling and will conduct the elections once we decide the date next week,” Yadav informed City Spidey. Gurgaon News
“The term of the existing governing body and the collegium will expire on March 18. Now, the onus of appointing a returning officer and initiating the election procedure is on the administrator, who is to be appointed by the sub-registrar. The sub-registrar will be in charge of the governing body until the elections are held,” said, Col DR Yadav, former secretary, RWA, South City 2. He also added, “There is no emergency that warrants postponement of the elections. The performance of the current body has not been satisfactory. So, it makes sense to elect a new body.”
The residents also apprised our correspondent that the current RWA members wanted an extension. Supporting the decision taken by the registrar of societies to conduct fresh elections, MM Parti, general secretary, Senior Citizen’s Welfare Forum, South City 2, said, “Periodic elections are always healthy for the development of the area, as we can elect the most appropriate and deserving candidates.”
Parti recounted a long list of grouses that the residents have in relation to the reigning RWA. “They have failed to remove shanties from different blocks and the water crisis in the area has grown more acute during their tenure. The condition of the revenue road connecting the society to Bani Square has also deteriorated.”
The current RWA members however, had much to say in their defence. “We have been working towards the development of the area but the residents are annoyed because there has been a delay in the MCG’s proposed takeover of the colony. I have completed several projects in the area and have boosted the patrolling. Moreover I have installed streetlights, cleaned drains and proactively maintained the park. We are still working with the authorities to ensure a speedy takeover of the colony by the MCG,” said Neeraj Yadav, president, RWA, South City-2.
