While addressing ‘Grameen Akrosh’ rally at Bijwasan on Sunday, Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel, termed the Delhi Government’s decision to abolish Section 81 of land Reforms Act as a political gimmick. He said that the decision will be practically useless for the people as soon as Model Code of Conduct in brought into effect.
“The Congress Government of Delhi is misleading all by claiming that the people living in lal Dora area, unauthorised colonies and extended abadi areas will be able to get their properties registered and carry out construction after approval of building plans by the authorities concerned. The last date for submitting applications has been fixed for August 20. Within a few days of this deadline, the Model Code of Conduct for the Assembly polls in Delhi will come into force. This will deprive the people of these benefits,” Goel said.
Goel added that during the last 15 years, neither lal Dora was extended nor Section 81 of the Delhi land Reforms Act was removed. “In addition to other development issues, these are two fundamental issues concerning all villages in the city. The Congress manifestos during previous two elections clearly made a false promise regarding these two issues. Now, just a few months prior to the Assembly polls, the Congress Government has woken up and to avoid a political backlash, it has made another deceptive announcement,” he alleged.
The Delhi BJP president also accused the Government of having failed to provide clean drinking water, saying the water being supplied by the Delhi Jal Board was contaminated. “Worst affected are the rural areas, which have to largely depend on private water tankers even for daily needs. Most of the villages do not have basic sewage facilities. The Delhi Government-run schools in rural areas do not even have basic facilities,” he said. Satprakash Rana, BJP MlA from Bijwasan said that the villages of Delhi have been left unattended by the Congress Government and assured all-round development of villages if BJP was voted to power.