On Sunday, Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal alleged BJP that it plans to demolish all slums in Delhi if it comes to power in the 2025 assembly elections.
Addressing a press conference where he was accompanied by senior AAP leader Satyendar Jain, the party’s candidate from Shakur Basti constituency. Kejriwal alleged that the BJP has plans to take over the land currently occupied by slum dwellers without addressing their housing needs.
“They want your votes first and your land after the elections,” Kejriwal said, referring to the BJP. He also criticised the BJP’s ‘Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makaan’ scheme, terming it an eyewash. The BJP’s love for the residents of jhuggis (slums) grows only during elections. They don’t care about the people living in jhuggis, he said.
He also accused the BJP of prioritising land acquisition over the welfare of slum dwellers. “In the past five years, they have constructed only 4,700 flats for slum dwellers,” he added.
“Amit Shah ji lied to the residents of Delhi’s jhuggis when he claimed Jahan Jhuggi, Wahan Makaan. But the BJP didn’t clarify whose house they were talking about. According to them, it’s Jahan Jhuggi, Wahan Unke Dost Ka Makaan.” Delhi goes to polls on February 5 and the results will be announced on February 8.
