INDIA, March 21 -- Prof Devi Sirohi, who has announced to contest the Lok Sabha election from Chandigarh constituency as an independent candidate says that "Chandigarh lacks inclusive development all thanks to the lack luster approach of elected representatives from the city". "Chandigarh 4 Change " is her slogan for the upcoming election in Chandigarh on May 19.
Prof Sirohi, the first chairperson of Chandigarh Commission for the Protection of Child Rights and the first elected Woman president of Panjab University Teachers Association said that it is ironic that Chandigarh is amongst the cities that rank on top in the literacy rate but when it comes to budget for education, it is a meager 1.5 per cent of total budget. She questions the tot...