Delhi MLAs have become less accessible to people, claims NGO

A report by an NGO released on Thursday claimed that accessibility of Delhi MLAs to people has declined to 49.20 per cent in 2019 from 64 per cent in 2016. report by Praja Foundation also claimed that attendance of MLAs in Delhi Assembly has fallen from 92.4 per cent in 2016 to 80.30 per cent in 2019. Delhi Assembly has 66 MLAs of AAP and four legislators of BJP.

33 of 60 MLAs have a criminal record

"Citizen feel that MLAs have become less accessible to m. perception survey data states that tue MLAs accessibility has gone down from 64 per cent in 2016 to 49.2 per cent in 2019," report said. It also said that 33 of 60 MLAs ranked for performance have a criminal record as of December 31, 2018. top three MLAs are Mohinder Goyal (AAP), Jagdish Prhan (BJP) and S K Bagga(AAP), having an aver score of 73.83 per cent, 72.13 per cent, and 71.88 per cent, respectively, it ded.

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AAP rejects report

report was based on RTI applications filed over year and a survey of 27,121 people of Delhi, Praja Foundation director Milind Mhaske said. Aam Ami Party, however, rejected report, saying Praja Foundation is a "BJP-leaning" organisation. "For many years, we have maintained that Praja Foundation is a BJP-leaning organisation and ir surveys are biased and in favour of BJP. We do t participate in any of ir surveys," Saurabh Bhardwaj, AAP spokesperson and MLA from Greater Kailash, said. 

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