Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Friday alleged that the Hauz Khas village encroachment case is just the tip of the iceberg as there are several such places where extensive illegal construction is taking place under the patronage of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, MLAs and councilors.
If any officer talks about taking action against any unauthorised constructions then the AAP MLAs and councilors try to mislead the complainant by accusing MCD officers of corruption. Councilor of Patel Nagar doing such mischief is a case in point, Sachdeva said.
Leader of Opposition in Delhi Municipal Corporation Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh and Councilor Shikha Rai also attended the Press conference. Both Singh and Rai asserted that since the Aam Aadmi Party has come to power, not only illegal construction but also illegal occupations are increasing in Delhi. Whenever the MCD takes any action against such activities, the Aam Aadmi Party leaders take to the streets and stop legitimate action against the illegal construction.
Sachdeva said, “Today I am placing before you the case of House No. 2 of Hauz Khas village, which comes under Green Park Municipal Corporation ward, in which Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi Mayor Dr Shaili Oberoi has played a suspicious role which needs to be examined.
Elaborating on the facts of the case, Sachdeva said the Hauz Khas village case involves an 800-yard plot of which 120 yards has a business establishment of the family of an Aam Aadmi Party MP who was running it till June 2023.
“Illegal construction started in this 120 yard portion in June, 2023 and because this property falls within 115 meters of the protected monument Hauz Khas, which is a regulated area and any kind of construction is prohibited here. In the month of June, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) sent its first letter to the Delhi Municipal Corporation on June 6, 2023, directing it to stop the construction,” Sachdeva said.
After receiving the ASI letter, the Building Department of Southern Zone of MCD made several attempts to stop the construction but when they could not stop it, work stop notices were given twice on July 27 and August 8, he said.
