The Delhi Congress on Thursday said it will provide "pucca" houses to the residents of slum areas across the national Capital if the party is voted to power in the upcoming Assembly elections.
Addressing the media, Delhi Congress president Subhash Chopra said the party will implement the "Kalkaji Model" under which "swanky flats" with modern facilities were constructed in the area for the dwellers of 'jhuggi-jhopri' (JJ) cluster under in-situ rehabilitation policy.
Chopra elaborated that when Ajay Maken was a Union Minister, flats were constructed at the Katputhli Colony and Ashok Vihar, but these flats have also not been allotted to the JJ Cluster dwellers. He also alleged that the multi-storey flats constructed in Kalkaji at a cost of Rs 260, 38, 27,200.00 Cr were delayed by three and a half years.
"The BJP and AAP Governments were hands-in-glove to betray and mislead over 40 lakh people in the name of giving ownership rights for their dwelling units in unauthorized colonies and these people feel completely let down by both these parties," said Chopra.
Congress Chief Spokesperson Mukesh Sharma said that the Congress party has always protected the interest of the dwellers of JJ clusters by providing all civic amenities and for relocating them. Recalling the tenure of Indira Gandhi, he said 46 resettlement colonies were setup and that record still remains as a landmark decision in the history of Delhi.