Chandigarh, July 4 -- Interacting with Hindustan Times on completion of his first year in the Lok Sabha, Chandigarh member of Parliament Manish Tewari, 59, took a swipe at the UT administration, accusing it of bureaucratic inertia that he said was stalling city's governance and development. From the stalled Metro project to five unresolved legacy issues, including share-wise sale of property, ownership rights of people living in resettlement colonies, extension of Lal Dora, need-based changes in CHB houses and problems of group housing societies, Tewari didn't hold back in his criticism of the system, while emphasising his continued commitment to resolving these long-standing problems. Edited excerpts:

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