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AAP names candidates for Ghaziabad civic polls
Ghaziabad, Oct 8 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced its candidates for Ghaziabad municipal body elections on Sunday and also released its manifesto promising free water, slashing of house tax, door-to-door pick-up of garbage and a city bus service among others.
Lambasting the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress, district convener Sachin Sharma said that these parties are involved in rampant corruption to siphon off huge public money from government agencies and therefore the AAP has decided to contest.
Twenty candidates have been finalised for Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation and 17 for Loni, Modi Nagar and Khoda municipal bodies, he said.
Citing the party manifesto, Sharma said that if AAP wins power, it will provide free clean water to residents and will install free water ATMs at main public places.
House tax will to cut to half, pendency of house tax would be waived off, electricity would be generated from garbage, the condition of municipal schools would be improved, ‘mohalla’ clinics would be established in each ward and ‘mohalla sabhas’ would be set up ward-wise, he said.
Stressing that local development work would be undertaken only after the local mohalla sabhas’ recommendations, Sharma said the payments to contractors would only be made after they clear it.
He promised that garbage would be picked up from door to door for free and the drains would be covered to avoid the spread of mosquitoes, while adding that a local city bus service would be started to carry passengers within the city routes connecting trans-Hindon and trans-Railway Line areas.
Revealing “shocking” expenditures pertaining to health, Sharma said that he had come to know, through an RTI application, that the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation is incurring an expenditure of Rs 70 crore and this was spent on fogging and spraying insecticides. He said that another Rs 1.5 crore was shown spent on maintenance of hand pumps.
He said if AAP comes to power, the budget of income and expenditure would be made transparent.
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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.