Expressindia
Chandigarh: “When voted to power, the BJP will have a comprehensive policy on housing for the city,” said party candidate for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, Satya Pal Jain, while addressing a media conference in the city on Thursday. “We will ensure that permission for additional floors is given. The city will have to grow vertically since there is limitation of space,” he said. He claimed that the houses being provided by the Chandigarh Housing Board are very expensive with even a two-room set costing over Rs 30 lakh. “We will make a policy for additional floors in the bay shops and booths that are single storey,” added Jain. The BJP candidate also promised regularisation of need-based changes in houses. “People have made certain changes within their houses, keeping in view the growing population. These should not be demolished. Similarly, the construction carried out by villagers outside the lal dora on their own land should be regularised,” said Jain.
