AAP MLAs with scores of slum dwellers on Saturday protested outside BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s house decrying the notice of eviction given to residents of an area in Tughlakabad. The AAP leaders, including Atishi and Madan Lal held placards that read “Shame on you BJP, stop demolishing slums.”
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had on January 11 issued a notice to remove people living in the Tughlakabad Fort area by January 26. Atishi had on Friday alleged that BJP lied to people that it will get them homes.
AAP MLA Atishi said that it is extremely concerning that BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri is denying the existence of notices to demolish small houses and slums in areas such as Kalkaji, Tughlakabad village, Mehrauli, and Badarpur. This is a clear and blatant lie, as the notices have been put and are clear to the residents and community members.
“BJP-ruled Central Government has issued notices to demolish slums and houses in Kalkaji, Badarpur, Mehrauli and Tughlakabad villages. Our demand is that the BJP, fulfilling its election promise, should give houses to these people right where their slums are and till the houses are not given, not even a single slum should be demolished. BJP seeks votes from the poor at the time of elections and post-elections bulldoze their houses that shows BJP is anti-poor,” she said.
“BJP made a false promise to the people of Delhi when it said ‘Jahan jhuggi wahan makaan.’ Now people are getting demolition notices. We are standing with the people of Delhi and will not let anyone outside their houses,” she
said.
Kuldeep Kumar pledged that the AAP will not let people suffer.”The people of Delhi have voted for us and we will stay with them. We will stage protests from roads to the parliament but won’t let people suffer,” he said.