Blocking an X account is a personal choice. But when an elected representative MLA Gurugram is presented with evidence of gross civic neglect by a citizens’ collective working to improve civic conditions and public health and that collective is blocked for showing the reality, while a citizen asking questions about what has actually changed is blocked too -that is worrying. Several Gurugram residents also responded to our posts by sharing photographs of conditions in their own areas. “Badalta Gurgaon” is fine. But where is the change in the gross civic neglect that continues to cause genuine hardship and health risks? Overflowing garbage, waste burning, open sewage, waterlogging, broken roads, unsafe pedestrian infrastructure, indiscriminate dumping and the year-round burden of dhool and dhuaan are realities that residents continue to face. Today, I asked Gurugram MLA Mukesh Sharma Ji some direct questions. What exactly has changed on the ground? I asked for data on what has actually been delivered and suggested an open public debate with citizens and independent experts. My personal X account was then blocked by the MLA’s official handle. Our citizens’ collective, @CleanAirBharat, was also blocked for showing the reality. Waste burning -Sadar Bazar Patel Nagar Road -ground reality I am not offended at being blocked. But the fact that it seems an elected representative is unwilling to hear bona fide civic concerns, examine the evidence and engage with citizens who are investing their own time and effort in trying to improve their city is worrying. You cannot meaningfully solve a problem unless you first acknowledge it isn’t it?! If Gurugram is changing, show us the measurable results not just footage of buildings and highways 😢 @NayabSainiBJP Ji, we seek accountable, responsive and good governance for Gurugram several lakh families live here surrounded by unsanitary conditions and dhool and dhua thr the year is taking a toll on everyone. Think about it, Mukesh Ji. Think about it, CM Ji.