Atishi alleges shanties in CM’s constituency set to be demolished

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday alleged that a demolition drive is set to take place at the Indira Camp in Shalimar Bagh, part of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s constituency, as well as in Lal Bagh, Rohtash Nagar.

Addressing a press conference, Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, said, “During elections, PM Modi and the BJP promised ‘jahan jhuggi, wahan makaan’. But today, their guarantee has been exposed for what it truly is—‘jahan jhuggi, wahan maidan’.”

She accused the BJP-led administration of targeting poor residents through systematic demolitions. “Ever since BJP formed its so-called four-engine government six months ago, bulldozers have been deployed one by one on the homes of the poor,” she claimed.

“The truth is now clear—BJP never meant ‘Jahan Jhuggi, Wahan Makaan’. What they really meant was ‘Jahan Jhuggi hai, usey Maidan bana denge’ (all the existing jhuggis will be bulldozed and turned into grounds). In the past six months, demolitions have taken place in Madarasi Camp, Bhoomihieen Camp, Wazirpur, Jailerwala Bagh, Gokulpur and Madipur,” she added.

Atishi further alleged that a notice has already been put up at Indira Camp in Shalimar Bagh, warning that bulldozers will arrive in 15 days.

“This falls under the constituency of CM Rekha Gupta, who repeatedly claims that not a single jhuggi will be razed. Yet, a jhuggi in her own constituency has already been demolished and another is under imminent threat,” she said.

Calling the move part of the BJP’s “anti-poor agenda”, Atishi warned that AAP would not allow any demolition to proceed. “AAP has stood with the poor living in this city and will only permit demolition after every poor person is allotted a permanent house,” she asserted.