AAP to stage two-day gherao at BJP, Cong offices on March 10-11 for full statehood demand
- Country:
- India
Taking its demand for full statehood to Delhi to the next level in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, the ruling AAP will stage a two-day gherao at the offices of the BJP and the Congress from March 10 to press them to make their stand clear on the issue. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will also deploy 20 'mini prachar rath' (campaign vehicles) each in all seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the national capital, a move aimed at informing voters how the BJP and the Congress "misled" them on this issue.
Talking to reporters here, AAP's Delhi convener Gopal Rai said he on February 25 had written to Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari and state Congress president Sheila Dikshit, seeking clarity on their stand on the issue. "We have not got any reply to our letters from the Congress and the BJP so far. If the AAP does not get an answer till tomorrow, we will gherao the Delhi BJP office on March 10 and the state Congress office on March 11," Rai said.
In the past, leaders of the BJP and the Congress have supported the demand for full statehood to the national capital, but the parties are now silent on it, the AAP leader said. Giving details about the party's 'mini prachar rath', he said that e-rickshaws will be used for this purpose, which will play recorded audio and video speeches of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on how both the parties have "deceived" the people of Delhi on the issue.
Rai, a cabinet minister in the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government, accused the BJP-led central government of "misleading" the people of Delhi on the issue of unauthorised colonies for five years. "Formation of the committee is just an eyewash. BJP leaders and Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri should apologise to Delhiites," he said.
On Thursday, the Centre approved a proposal to constitute a committee, under the chairmanship of Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal, to recommend a process to confer ownership or transfer rights to residents of unauthorised colonies here. The move, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, is likely to provide major relief to 30 per cent of Delhi's population who live in unauthorised colonies amid constant fear of action by authorities.
About the Centre's decision to approve three out of six corridors of Metro Phase-IV, Rai sought to know why the BJP-led central government did not give its nod to the rest of the corridors. The Union Cabinet approved three -- Mukundpur-Maujpur, R K Ashram-Janakpuri West and Aero City-Tughlakabad -- of the six corridors proposed under Metro Phase-IV.
(With inputs from agencies.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Delhi Capitals
- Delhi Police
- Delhi Metro
- United States Congress
- Indian National Congress
- All India Trinamool Congress
- Government of Rajasthan
- Local government
- State government
- Lok Sabha
- 1st Lok Sabha
- Lok Sabha TV
- D voter
- Voter turnout
- Voter ID
- Arvind Kejriwal
- Capitals of Brazil
- Share capital
- Capital market
- Party leader
ALSO READ
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to speak to Congress as doubts linger over American global leadership
Assam tea garden scam leaves workers facing uncertain future, with BJP leaders' relatives implicated: Gaurav Gogoi
Dozens escape from jail in Comoros capital
Faltering Delhi Capitals eye improvement; LSG look to keep winning juggernaut rolling
We will only support leaders who genuinely champion Maratha quota, government deceived us: Jarange