Notably, Tewari had won by a slender margin against Sanjay Tandon after counting of votes had taken place on June 4, 2024.
Sanjay Tandon Lambasts Tewari, Says Non-Performance is The Only Highlight of The MP’s Two-Year Report Card
Chandigarh, June 3, 2026: Senior BJP leader and member of BJP’s National Council Sanjay Tandon today launched a sharp attack on Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari, stating that despite being in office as MP for two years, the Congress leader has completely failed to fulfill the promises and guarantees he made to the people of Chandigarh during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Tandon said, “It is clear that the MP had misled people and garnered votes by making tall promises and offering fake guarantees. Two years later, the people are demanding answers and holding him accountable for those unfulfilled commitments. Non-performance is the only highlight of the MP’s two-year report card.”
Notably, Tewari had won by a slender margin against Sanjay Tandon after counting of votes had taken place on June 4, 2024.
Tandon said that when the MP sought votes, he prominently campaigned on the Congress’s ‘Guarantee Card’ and ‘Paanch Nyay’ agenda, particularly the promise under 'Nari Nyay' to provide financial assistance of ₹1 lakh annually to every woman belonging to a poor family. However, two years have elapsed, but this much-publicized guarantee seems to have been totally forgotten by Tewari.
"The reality is that for the MP, these promises were always political slogans aimed at getting votes, rather than actionable commitments," he said.
Tandon said that in continuation of his earlier demand seeking Manish Tewari's resignation following the breakdown of the Congress-AAP alliance, the same has become even more relevant today because despite the passage of two years, Tewari has failed to fulfill even a single major promise made to Chandigarh's electorate.
"People are rapidly losing hope that the MP will deliver on any of his commitments. Most of the time he remains out of station and has increasingly earned the reputation of being a 'Weekend MP'," Tandon remarked. "This has left the city residents in the lurch," added Tandon.
The BJP leader said that all promises focused on Chandigarh remain unfulfilled. He pointed out that assurances of 20,000 litres of free water every month and 300 units of free electricity to eligible families have not materialized.
Similarly, commitments regarding simplification of governance laws, ownership rights for rehabilitation colony residents, regularization of alterations in Housing Board flats on the Delhi pattern, conversion of leasehold properties into freehold properties, regularization of contractual employees, filling vacant government posts and strengthening educational institutions have shown little or no progress, he said.
Tandon also questioned the status of the proposed 25-year comprehensive development plan for Chandigarh and the promise of greater public participation in governance through Resident Welfare Associations, NGOs and voluntary organisations.
Raising the issue of sanitation and waste management, he said that the Congress MP had assured Chandigarh residents that the Dadumajra garbage dump would be eliminated through modern bioremediation and advanced waste management systems. "The people can see for themselves what progress has been made on the ground," he said.
"The Chandigarh MP has miserably failed to fulfill even one major promise made to the people of the City Beautiful. Grand assurances were made during the elections, but the delivery has been virtually non-existent. The people of Chandigarh deserve accountability, transparency and answers from those who sought their mandate on the basis of promises and guarantees," Tandon added, once again calling for Tewari’s resignation for his ‘zero performance’ two-year report card.
