The traffic situation has also become a subject of blame game among political parties.Ruling BJP’s Rao Narbir Singh, a three-time Haryana minister who is contesting from Bashahdpur constituency, which constitutes 70 percent of Gurguram’s electorate, admitted that the city is a “civic mess.””I agree Gurgaon is a civic mess currently. We have the worst waterlogging, the worst roads, and a traffic crisis. The city has turned into a garbage dump. The last five years not just brought the city to a standstill but reversed the pace of development,” he told PTI in an interview.The BJP and Dushyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janata Party formed an alliance in October 2019, which broke up in March 2024.”I blame the coalition for it (the Gurugram’s civic problems). We had a majority government from 2014 to 2019 and anybody can question the pace of development but things have gone downhill since 2019. It was our coalition with the JJP that is to be blamed,” Singh claimed.”The civic infrastructure department was with the JJP and they didn’t do anything. The people are disappointed that despite the BJP being at the helm of affairs, no work has been done,” he added.Congress’ Vardhan Yadav, who is contesting his debut election from the constituency, accused the BJP of neglecting Gurugram.”There are two national highways passing through the city and still the traffic on main roads as well as interior roads is unbelievable,” he said.”Despite contributing a hefty sum to Haryana’s coffers, Gurgaon has been given a short shrift and that is what needs to change. The situation wasn’t like this till Congress was at the helm in the state,” Yadav added.Traffic authorities blame the increasing number of vehicles in the city.”Every month at least 5000 new private cars get registered in Gurugram, besides this, there are two-wheelers and commercial vehicles. We deploy teams at all major intersections and even during waterlogging, teams are at the spot navigating the traffic, but there is a larger problem,” a top traffic police official said, requesting anonymity.Gurugram district has four assembly constituencies—Gurgaon, Pataudi, Badhshahpur and Sohna—with a total electorate of over 15 lakh.Badhshapur is the largest constituency in the state in terms of electorate.The Haryana assembly polls are slated to be held on October 5 and the votes will be counted on October 8.
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