A day after Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) granted sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute him, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Friday hit out at the Centre and claimed that “charges against him were laughable and beyond comprehension”.
“Even if they file 100 cases against me, I will not be cowed down and I will keep working in the same manner”. Jain said and added that regularisation of the unauthorised colonies will not benefit him, but the people residing in these colonies.
Refuting allegations against him , Jain targeted the Prime Minister Narendra Modi again. “Modiji wants to raze down unauthorised colonies in
Delhi and render the poor people homeless. Being the Urban Development Minister of Delhi, I am under oath to get the unauthorised colonies authorised,” Jain said addressing media.
Jain further said that the latest action of Narendra Modi led Central Government makes it clear that they are against the idea of residents of unauthorised colonies getting a better life, “The Modi government is against the idea of regularising these unauthorised colonies.”There are around 1,700 unauthorised colonies across the national capital, he said.
“The present Delhi Government faced huge roadblocks in its attempts to uplift these colonies and give a better life to the residents of these colonies. These roadblocks were created by the political opponents - BJP and Congress. They are against these colonies getting better facilities,” Jain said.
“Till date the Delhi Government, through different agencies, have spent or spending around Rs 2,500 crores for the construction of roads and drains in the unauthorised colonies in Delhi.
This amount is covering around 650 colonies/works in Delhi,” quoted a statement from Chief Minister Office.
They have been visiting the sites of construction at regular interval to take stock of the ground situation and the quality of work being carried out. The Modi Government fears of huge political loses due to the upliftment and development works in these unauthorised colonies and thus has been targeting the Minister through various agencies, Jain said.
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also hit out at the BJP-led central government, alleging that the MHA’s approval to prosecute Jain shows that the Centre is “trying hard” to stop regularisation of unauthorised colonies.
“It is a conspiracy against Jain. The PM, who says Delhi to be made like Singapore, does not want regularisation of unauthorised colonies,” senior AAP leader Atishi said while addressing the media.