Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva and North West Delhi MP Yogender Chandolia on Monday live-streamed and “exposed” on social media the grim state of Central Government-constructed flats in the JJ Cluster area of Bawana which AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal has “refused” to distribute to the needy.
The field visit came a day after Kejriwal offered to build new affordable houses for sanitation employees in NDMC and MCD, inviting sharp criticism from the BJP which slammed the former Chief Minister for not utilising the already available houses for the poor and “selling fresh dreams” to them.
Addressing the media, Sachdeva said, “Today, we inspected the dilapidated flats, which are a consequence of Kejriwal’s obstinacy and political rivalry, thereby exposing his double standards.”
The BJP leaders highlighted how the flats’ walls have collapsed due to a lack of maintenance and the premises are covered with dense overgrowth of wild plants and weeds.Sachdeva claimed that 50,000 flats were left to deteriorate solely because Arvind Kejriwal insisted on renaming the flats after himself and sought personal credit for the Central Government’s project.
He further stated that the Central Government allocated around Rs 12,000 crore for constructing these flats for sanitation workers and the poor. However, even after being elected as Chief Minister thrice, Kejriwal has neglected their allocation and instead made hollow promises of new flats.
Sachdeva assured that once a BJP-led government comes to power in Delhi, the party will repair these flats just as the Central Government has built solid houses for four crore citizens across India.
