New Delhi, June 25: Claiming to be a "credible alternative" to the Congress and the BJP in Delhi, Janata Dal (Secular) today said it would make "seat adjustments" with "like-minded parties" in the coming assembly polls. "We will go in for seat adjustments with like-minded parties which are non-Congress and non-BJP. The party would also organise joint rallies with them," Janata Dal (S) senior national vice president Romesh Bhandari told reporters.

Attacking the Congress and the BJP, he said "promises but little performance and rampant corruption have been hallmarks of Congress and BJP. Choosing among them is like going from frying pan into fire. Whereas we are the credible alternative aiming to improve slum-dwellers' living standards". Describing the two parties as "two sides of the same coin", the former Lt Governor of Delhi said his party has an action oriented plan to provide basic facilities in slums and rehabilitation colonies in the capital.

On power shortage and water crisis, he said "after 55 years of independence, there is no greater shame that this great country's capital is still facing such problems. Plans to rectify matters by successive BJP and Congress governments remain in paper". On civic amenities, Bhandari said "the Yamuna river is today an open sewer and has become a major health hazard. Even directions of the supreme court are being ignored. The system of collection of garbage is also woefully inadequate".

Bureau Report