Homebuyers in Gurugram and Badshahpur, fed up with the government and political parties ignoring their demands and concerns, have announced that they will represent the rights of the city's urban residents in the Haryana Assembly. They will stand their candidates in the elections. Under the aegis of Federation of Apartment Owners Association (FAOA).
The FAOA, which will field independent candidates in a meeting to finalize its candidates on Tuesday, has said it will field its candidates on two seats – Badshahpur and Gurugram – so that it A “strong message” can be sent that they are a key stakeholder. Elections, and their demands cannot be ignored.
FAOA President Sanjay Lal said that people of India have bought houses in Gurugram from private developers at exorbitant prices, but they are forced to live like second-class citizens who have no rights in condominiums and They have policies in favor of realtors.
“Barring ownership of the four walls of a flat, the buyer has no right in the common areas. The four-floor policy is a disaster and the Haryana Societies Act has failed to provide any relief to the buyers. Despite years of struggle, we “We have failed to get any relief from the authorities and political parties, so we have decided to field our candidates in Badshahpur and Gurugram assembly constituencies,” he said.
According to the federation, there are 40 to 50 groups of home buyers and several RWAs associated with them, who have been working for home buyers for the past several years. About 60 percent of people are living in colonies with flats and plots in urban areas, the federation said.
The body will hold a meeting on Tuesday to make a final decision on the candidates, and decide on future plans and ways to fund the campaign.
Ritu Barhok, another member of FAOA, said that lack of public transport, failure to expand metro, indiscriminate opening of liquor shops and failure of waste management system in the city are other issues that are fundamental for homeowners. . “Infrastructure is failing and the authorities have done little to improve the situation. The failure is evident on the affordable housing front where developers have simply disappeared with funds leaving over 3,000 buyers behind. We Gurugram “We want to represent the aspirations of millions of homeowners,” he said.
FAOA said that the structural audit being conducted in Gurugram has not been very effective as the developers have failed to take corrective actions and implement the audit recommendations.
“We want to send a clear message to the government and political parties that the interest of home owners and buyers cannot be sacrificed forever,” Lal said.
Political analyst Prof. Ram Kanwar said civil society should come forward and provide an alternative to the people and voters as the existing political parties are only concerned with maintaining their rule. “Haryana does not have a strong civil society and if the people of Gurugram come forward and contest the elections, it will send a strong message to political leaders that an alternative is emerging. It is a brave and strong step in the right direction,” he said. He said.