The Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken attacked the AAP Government on Wednesday, claiming that its officials were issuing sealing notices to “non-polluting household industries” in the city under the garb of a Supreme Court order.
Holding Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) responsible for the illegal sealing of non-polluting household industries in the city, he said that it has now become crystal clear that the BJP and the AAP were in collusion behind the illegal sealing in Delhi under the cover of the Supreme Court order.
“The SDMs of the Delhi Government are terrorizing the people by issuing them notices under section 133 CrPc and sealing the non-polluting industries under the garb of the Supreme Court order,” he said.
Displaying a notice purportedly issued by the Vivek Vihar SDM, he said the notice “exposes” the “real face of the AAP Government” that has been shifting blame solely on municipal corporations for the plight of people due to the ongoing sealing drive. “Both the Centre and the Delhi Government can easily give relief to the people by changing definition of non-polluting household industries and save them from sealing action. It could be done even without amendment in the Master Plan of Delhi,” Maken claimed.
He also said he will continue to serve as the president of Delhi Congress but maintained that he would accept any decision taken by his party's leadership in view of his ailment.
Senior Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely said there were provisions in the Master Plan 2021 through which the Government can make changes at any time.
“By changing the definition of household industries, the electricity connection load should be increased from 5kv to 11kv and the number of workers from 5 to 11,” he demanded.
Congress leader Mukesh Sharma, who leads the party's campaign against the sealing drive 'Nyay Yudh', said that the party will intensify agitation if the Delhi Government or the Centre does not do the needful to stop sealing by October 15.”